Dear Josey,
I heard about something the other day that aroused my curiosity and have been all over the Internet trying to find info about it. I'm talking about scrotum inflation or infusion. That is, putting one litre or more of a saline solution into the scrotal sack via intravenous. What can you tell me about this, and how can I find out how to do it?
— Ball Player

Dear Ball Player,
For those of you out of the scrotal infusion loop, the practice involves dipping the scrotum in hot wax several times to relax it (not my idea of relaxation but hey, what do I know?), injecting a catheter into both sides of the testicles (if you want to inflate both sides, which advocates of the practice insist is the way to go) and dripping saline solution from an intravenous bag into the scrotum until your bag looks like a water balloon at a kid’s birthday party.
I did find a website (www.chaseunion.com) that sells a scrotal infusion kit (only $22.50 without an intravenous pole, which goes for $75 to $175) and gives step-by-step instructions for the procedure. This site, which includes all kinds of medical supplies for the purpose of, well, things you probably wouldn’t want your mother knowing you’re doing, is not for the faint of heart.
A fan of the procedure interviewed on the site says he usually pumps about two litres of saline into his scrotum which gives him about three days of monster balls (his balls expand to anywhere from 38 to 56 centimetres in circumference!) before the saline is absorbed into his system and things get back to normal. He doesn’t say how he manages to wear pants during those three days, but he obviously does. Why do it, you’re asking? Apparently, he likes the warm heavy feeling he gets while inflating himself and when he’s all puffed up. Er, go nuts, buddy.

Dear Josey,
There seems to be a lot of toys out there made for women to enjoy but I don’t see a lot of toys that make sex more fun for her and him. My girfriend likes to use toys, but sometimes I feel a little left out and even jealous that she can enhance her sexual pleasure while I’m stuck with what God gave me. Are there any toys out there that you can suggest that are fun for guys and/or couples?
— Toys For Boys?

Dear Toys,
Ever since Sex and the City turned The Rabbit into an instant celebrity and made sex toys into accessories as obligatory as the latest “it’ bag, no bedside table could be without one… or two… or six. The sex-toy industry has responded in kind, coming up with bigger, better, faster and fancier toys ($350 Le Joue anyone?) offering women sweet release.
It’s gotta be tough for the boys not to feel relegated to the sidelines. But there are some toys for boys that can increase his pleasure (and don’t involve medical supplies) and bring him back into the game.
Basic leather, rubber or vinyl cock rings are one of the most simple accessories that can up the ante for the boys by intensifying that “I am happy to see you” stand-at-attention feeling. Some fancier versions combine vibration, clitoral stimulation pads and his and hers vibrating bullets to make it fun for everyone. Rubber, cyberskin or elastomer penis “sleeves” offer something more fun to stick it in than a vacuum cleaner (honest, apparently, some guys do — please don’t) or those nasty looking rubber vaginas with the Brillo pad pubic hair, when the real thing isn’t available. Some even vibrate.
The Fleshlight is a plastic flashlight-like case filled with a sleeve of cyberskin in vagina, mouth or butt-hole models. Lube it up, and off you go. My guy’s tried it and, while he felt a little silly with a big grey plastic tube on his dick, he had to admit it felt pretty realistic. And if you want her to get involved, let her operate. It’s like having a second vagina in bed — sort of a threesome without all the fuss.

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