Welcome to my virtual therapy room!  I am Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and this is Sex Spoken Here. Remember that this podcast deals with adult themes so if you don’t have privacy you might wish to put on your headphones.
 
Today I am starting a series on sex toys.  In this series, I’m going to look at different types of sex toys and provide some interesting reviews, sourcing information and stories from friends and clients.   
 
When I was first learning about sex, the only sex toy I heard about was a vibrator.  I remember my first vibrator.  I was in my mid-teens and it was the mid 70’s and I got it from a seedy sex shop in a town near where I lived.  I smuggled it into my house and then hid it in my room.    It was about 8 inches long and made of hard off white plastic.  The first two inches or so were smooth but the rest were ribbed.    It was awful.   I tried to use it a few times but I found it alternately painful and annoying.    It put me off vibrators for more than 15 years. 
 
The next sex toy I became acquainted with was a pair of gold plated handcuffs that a boyfriend had engraved.  I still have these to this day 37 years later.  These were lots of fun but they are also not the standard sex toy. 
 
I finally found vibrators that I could (and do) enjoy.  It has taken me time to explore sex toys both alone and with partners.  I have tried lots of vibrators and have reviews from friends, lovers and clients of a variety of vibrators.   I have played with anal plugs of many types.  And since I enjoy BDSM, I have tried many types of implements from feathers through to bull whips.  I have tried a variety of electrical toys (violet wand, estim and tens machines).  I’ve used dildos and strap-on belts. 
 
Let’s start with vibrators as these are the most popular toys.  There are many different kind of vibrators.  Some vibrators are meant for penetrating the vagina other to use on the clitoris and others to put between partners and stimulate them both and still others are designed for the ass.  Nowadays, vibrators come in plethora of shapes and sizes.    Some are controlled by iPhone apps, some have tons of speeds, others a variety of programmes that cover speed and intensity.   
 
Women’s favourites:
Number 1 at the moment is a relative newcomer called Eva which is made by Dame Products.  Eva is a hands free vibrator that has wings that tuck under the labia majora giving clitoral stimulation without having to hold it in place.  It’s texture is lovely. It’s made of smooth silicon.  Linda says ‘It’s my little friend.  I really can walk around with it in and driving me wild but not for too long because I come really quickly using this toy.’
 
Number 2 is the Rabbit which stimulates the clitoris and is inserted in the vagina at the same time.  This is the vibrator that was talked about (and shown) on Sex in the City.  It has been around for ages.  Some women are put off by the colour (purple) and the little rabbit who stimulates the clitoris.  Don’t let that put you off.  It is one of the toys of it’s type and can give you the experience of orgasm while being penetrated if you haven’t been able to do this before.
 
Number 3: Hitachi Magic Wand.  This was number 1 for years.  The power is what makes it so incredible.   Over the years this is the vibrator that I have heard the most feedback about.  Clients talk about the power and the fact that it can be used for actual massage because it is strong enough.   Jenny says that she couldn’t survive without her Hitachi.  She told me that she was unable to have an orgasm until she discovered the Hitachi and that she uses it on her own and with her girlfriend.  She said she has tried smaller clitoral vibrators but that none of them have been as good as the Hitachi.
 
Number 4 Lamorouse Rosa vibrator has two motors.  The one at the base vibrates the whole genital area adding to the intensity of everything.  Martha loves the whole construction of it, the...