After I had reviewed a couple of duds, I was hoping for an actual working toy this time. The perineum massager|Perineum massager, endorsed by the ubiquitous Dr. Joel Kaplan, seemed like a pretty good bet. I’ve experienced a few anal pleasures before; what I was hoping out of this toy was a prostate massager|Prostate massagers that was reliable, and didn’t require a whole lot of effort. There are others, like the Aneros|Aneros Helix, which have a very slow build-up and require concentration. The Aneros is a good toy, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes you just want to move a little more quickly.

Out of the box, my first impressions were pretty good. It was heavier than it looks – very sturdy. It vibrated well, without much noise. I was curious to see how the flared tip would play, so the first chance I got, I fired it up. It inserted pretty easily, but it took a while for me to figure out the best position for it – one complication was that it is very hard to figure out which way the tip is oriented; it can basically go in any direction, and you wouldn’t be able to tell much from what’s left outside. Eventually, I found that the best angle was one in which I had to continually press it sideways with my hand to get it to angle the right way; having the toy rest naturally didn’t quite reach the right spot (I think it is too straight for that). That experimental evidence in mind, I settled in for a wonderful ride – the vibrations came through the tip right to my prostate in perfect harmony, and I was writhing around in ecstasy in short order.

So, all in all, I’m happy to report that Dr. Joel Kaplan does know what he’s talking about. There are a few annoyances, though. The biggest is that it moves around much too easily, even to the point of slipping out; after a few attempts at trying to find a position in which I didn’t have to just manually hold it in place, I gave up and resigned myself to holding it in place. The second is that the vibration control is in a very inconvenient location – down at the base of the toy, where the batteries are.  It’s hard to manipulate with just one hand, but if you use two, then it’s remarkably easy to accidentally twist the battery cover open, since it’s the same motion. Nevertheless, it’s functional and serves as a decent (and cheap!) way to unlock the secrets of the prostate.

After several months, I can't say I've had much desire to go back to this one. It's just too much *work* compared to some of my other toys. You have to constantly be guiding it and making sure it stays in place.