Medical studies of vibrator use and its application are causing a buzz..Scientists uncovered the significant therapeutic effects on multiple sexual and urinary functions for women, a review of published literature showed..The studies showed that vibrator use “increased blood flow and muscle tone of genital tissues, improved multiple aspects of sexual arousal and satisfaction, increased orgasmic response, and decreased sexual distress. In women with pelvic floor dysfunction, use of vibrators was associated with decreased urine leakage and urinary symptoms and significantly improved pelvic muscle strength,” said medical website MedPage Today..Other studies showed the sex toy reduced pain and intensified sexual enjoyment in women with a chronic vaginal pain condition called vulvodynia.."Medical providers, especially gynecologists, urologists, and FPMRS [female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery specialists] need more education on women's sexual health and vibrators," said Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the American Urological Association annual meeting. "We need to remove the stigma from vibrators and I do believe this soon will be possible as we are now normalizing discussion about women's sexual health."."In our practice, we usually tell our patients to eat healthy, exercise, get enough sleep, and please use your vibrator," she added..Following the studies’ success, the medical gynecological community is now in agreement vibrators should be viewed as another form of medical technology beneficial to patients in clinical practice, said Rachel S. Rubin, MD, of Georgetown University in Washington.."I believe we use technology to make our lives better in almost every way ... and the bedroom should not be absent of technology," she said.."Sex tech is incredible now, from what it used to be. It's no longer just the seedy stores with newspaper over the windows, but really high-end wonderful devices for couples for all genders. There are so many health benefits to these devices."."I believe if we get male partners interested in devices in the bedroom, everyone's sexual health will improve," she said. "[Dubinskaya's] work and the work we're doing in terms of the science behind it, it takes the shame away and the guilt away. We know that women take longer to orgasm than their male partners, and that's because the clitoris is all internal. Teaching people basic science and physiology will make sex more fun, more enjoyable, and help everyone have better quality of life.".The vibrator was invented as a treatment for ‘hysteria’ in the 1800s. The condition was exclusively attributed to women at the time and had been a diagnosable condition since the 1700s..The treatment for hysteria — only dispensed by male doctors — was the stimulation of the patient to orgasm. Procedures of this kind were not considered a sexual act and were regarded exclusively as medical treatment..Doctors who performed these treatments said they had to do it so frequently that their hands would cramp. In 1869, an inventor came up with the steam-powered vibrator so doctors could avoid overuse of their hands..Surveys conducted more than a decade ago showed that a majority of women and more than 40% of men reported using vibrators at some point in their lives..“Patients who used vibrators reported increased sexual desire, satisfaction, and overall sexual function, as well as reduced time to orgasm, achievement of multiple orgasms, and reduced distress,” the website said..More than 80% of the study participants expressed satisfaction with the treatment, and 90% said they were comfortable with their doctor offering a vibrator as a form of therapy.
Medical studies of vibrator use and its application are causing a buzz..Scientists uncovered the significant therapeutic effects on multiple sexual and urinary functions for women, a review of published literature showed..The studies showed that vibrator use “increased blood flow and muscle tone of genital tissues, improved multiple aspects of sexual arousal and satisfaction, increased orgasmic response, and decreased sexual distress. In women with pelvic floor dysfunction, use of vibrators was associated with decreased urine leakage and urinary symptoms and significantly improved pelvic muscle strength,” said medical website MedPage Today..Other studies showed the sex toy reduced pain and intensified sexual enjoyment in women with a chronic vaginal pain condition called vulvodynia.."Medical providers, especially gynecologists, urologists, and FPMRS [female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery specialists] need more education on women's sexual health and vibrators," said Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the American Urological Association annual meeting. "We need to remove the stigma from vibrators and I do believe this soon will be possible as we are now normalizing discussion about women's sexual health."."In our practice, we usually tell our patients to eat healthy, exercise, get enough sleep, and please use your vibrator," she added..Following the studies’ success, the medical gynecological community is now in agreement vibrators should be viewed as another form of medical technology beneficial to patients in clinical practice, said Rachel S. Rubin, MD, of Georgetown University in Washington.."I believe we use technology to make our lives better in almost every way ... and the bedroom should not be absent of technology," she said.."Sex tech is incredible now, from what it used to be. It's no longer just the seedy stores with newspaper over the windows, but really high-end wonderful devices for couples for all genders. There are so many health benefits to these devices."."I believe if we get male partners interested in devices in the bedroom, everyone's sexual health will improve," she said. "[Dubinskaya's] work and the work we're doing in terms of the science behind it, it takes the shame away and the guilt away. We know that women take longer to orgasm than their male partners, and that's because the clitoris is all internal. Teaching people basic science and physiology will make sex more fun, more enjoyable, and help everyone have better quality of life.".The vibrator was invented as a treatment for ‘hysteria’ in the 1800s. The condition was exclusively attributed to women at the time and had been a diagnosable condition since the 1700s..The treatment for hysteria — only dispensed by male doctors — was the stimulation of the patient to orgasm. Procedures of this kind were not considered a sexual act and were regarded exclusively as medical treatment..Doctors who performed these treatments said they had to do it so frequently that their hands would cramp. In 1869, an inventor came up with the steam-powered vibrator so doctors could avoid overuse of their hands..Surveys conducted more than a decade ago showed that a majority of women and more than 40% of men reported using vibrators at some point in their lives..“Patients who used vibrators reported increased sexual desire, satisfaction, and overall sexual function, as well as reduced time to orgasm, achievement of multiple orgasms, and reduced distress,” the website said..More than 80% of the study participants expressed satisfaction with the treatment, and 90% said they were comfortable with their doctor offering a vibrator as a form of therapy.
