Pleasure toys and their impact on our health

Pleasure toys are used by people during sex and also in absence of sexual pleasures. But then why would people want to use it and how are they impacting your health day in and day out is something you need to know.

Practicing different sexual forms and types is a choice many want to indulge in.  Those who consider masturbation keeps people young and vibrant are those who prefer experimenting with pleasure toys in the current world.

What leads people to use sexual toys is a widely discussed topic. It envelops our mental health, our physical health and also our overall environmental needs.

Various scientists are trying to find out the exact causes behind people preferring sexual toys over real relationships.

Countries like India, where these were alien terms, are now quickly catching pace. According to this graph, you will realize the way different related pleasure toy terms have been searched over the past year in India alone.

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Reasons pleasure toys see an increase in demand

Some of these reasons revolve around the following faculties;

1. Long distance relationships

There are many who don’t want to ditch their partners, but increasing distance between the two often puts them in a situation where pleasure toys seem to be a viable option. Our imaginations can bring us close, but there has to be a medium to create that influence. Most men and women use a pleasure toy to satisfy their physical needs.

2. Increased stress in the environment

While people are not able to satiate their pleasures with their partners on an everyday basis, indulging in a pleasure toy seems to help people. A rise in stress is leading to a rise in people’s need to suppress it. Sometimes gymming, cycling, and even partying are not enough to bring down stress hormone levels. In these periods and in people’s absence, pleasure toys are becoming an increasingly popular tool to look up to.

3. Busy schedules

Most people’s partners are busy. In such times, the other partner finds a pleasure toy as an important tool towards mitigating their desires and needs.

4. Increased sexual exploration abilities

Sexual exploration abilities have increased off late. People have found economic freedom, and with more and more people earning steadily, their needs are also seeing an exponential rise. Not only are people exploring their food and clothing, but they are also exploring different sexual ways.

The primary reasons for such increased sexual exploration can go back to people’s financial freedom and their increased ability to independently exhibit emotions and feelings.

5. People are more vocal about their needs

With people’s ability to become more vocal about their needs, there is an increased demand for pleasure toys. It is no longer an age when people’s desires meant nothing, and most often, a woman’s needs were almost blinded by society. In this current age, people have more freedom to be who they are without feeling ashamed or humiliated for it. Their needs are gaining prominence, and they are finding newer boundaries. There are groups fighting to extend the rights of humans in different directions. In such a positive environment, many prefer to come out with their newly found wings..

But before we do what we love to do, it is important to know what goes best for us and how healthy they are,

Benefits of using pleasure toys

The benefits of pleasure toys include not one but many points; however, not all the below-mentioned points have been proven by science and health. Some researchers, though, are moving in this particular direction..

It helps sleep

Boosts immunity

Relieves pain

Decreases stress level

Aids the sensual pleasures

It lowers the risks of prostate cancer in men

Heart attack risks are also reduced

It helps treat anorgasmia & erectile dysfunction

Pelvic floor dysfunction can be corrected

Restoring mental health conditions

However, these are various hypotheses and some journals and research manuals point to increased research and experimentation in this aspect. Increased collaboration within different medical sections is also imperative to carry out more research in this aspect.

What are the health risks of using pleasure toys? 

Pleasure toys have different kinds of health risks associated with them. Using them is absolutely up to the user’s discretion, but knowing about the downsides can help you make better decisions.

Does vibration affect fertility?

Vibrations affect fertility in an indirect way. Most people using vibrators as sex toys need to know this bit of information. Phthalates are what you should be scared of. Like phthalates in plastic tupperware can cause cancer when used in microwaves, similarly, they can harm people through vibrators.

Thus, being aware can help you buy phthalate free vibrators.

Phthalates can get into your bloodstream via skin absorption, among many other ways. People using vibrators will obviously release phthalates through their continuous skin contact with the toy. The skin of our reproductive organs is soft and requires a lot of caressing. 

Thus, regular use of vibrators containing phthalates will decrease the male sperm production ability. High exposure to phthalates can decrease the male sperm count by 20%.

According to a current study done, researchers found phthalates had adverse effects on the female reproductive system as well. Difficulty to conceive is a condition that women will face if they use plasticizers (including pleasure toys like vibrators) in different forms regularly.

Can pleasure toys cause cancer?

Apart from phthalates, HPV is another active component that causes cancer in women. If women use the toy in their vagina or in some other portion of the genitalia, then place it back in their mouth, it could be a plausible cause of HPV transfer. HPV transfer in this way can cause cancer in women, but not all HPV can cause cancer. If the genital HPV transfers to one’s oral cavity, there is a high chance that women can become susceptible to cancer, given that the HPV is a cancer-causing agent.

Can pleasure toys cause nerve damage?

Temporary desensitization is essentially what comes with vibrators and pleasure toys. If you want to masturbate for too long, you also need to remember that the desensitization of the clitoris might be more prolonged..

Using enough lubricants can save you from nerve damage and numbness of the clitoris. Too high setting values and using it for hours a day or daily might cause nerve damage. 

However, some small studies and opinions from sexologists show that using the vibrator for a long time will not cause desensitization and is absolutely not happening to anyone. 

But if the blunt end causes injuries or internal discomfort, you can easily seek medical advice.

Can silicone cause a yeast infection?

Lubricants can prevent nerve damage when used excessively, but they can also cause infections, most likely yeast infections. In medical science, benefit-risk ratio is a common term, and most often, doctors and other medical practitioners will make a judgment to accommodate this particular benefit-risk ratio.

1. They increase the risk of infection as they can be the source of yeast growth.
2. Cleaning sex toys can prevent yeast infections.
3. Choosing non-porous materials as sex toys can also benefit you. 
4. Do not share your toys with others.

Common injuries due to the use of intimacy toys:

Discomfort and internal bleeding are the most common risks associated with the use of intimacy toys. 

• Tears to the vagina and anus
• Broken penis
• Burns on the back and buttocks
• Foreign objects in the vagina
• Heart attacks
• Allergic reactions
• UTI 
• Back injuries
• STIs
• Post orgasmic illness syndrome
• Post sex depression
• Genital burning

Conclusion

We are changing and so are our lives. We can’t help often and find ways to put ourselves at rest. But avoiding health and hygiene over entertainment can always cost us dearly. It’s advisable not to use pleasure toys loosely and carelessly. Every life on this Earth is precious and meant for something more meaningful. Take measures, enjoy your life and live it to the fullest. Ensure choosing your pleasure toys can save your day and change your life to make it more complete, meaningful and efficient.