Welcome to the Choosing a Toy Guide series. If you haven't already done so, we recommend reading Choosing a Toy Guide - The Basics first. It provides general information about all types of toys. In this section, we discuss the five categories of toys often used by a man.
First off, don't let the name of this section lock you into thinking that these toys can only be used by a man when he's alone. Every toy here can add whole realms of excitement when used with a partner, male or female.
We've called it Toys for a Man because these are the toys that are most often used by men on their own. Any toy that can be used alone can also be used with a partner, usually with one person applying the toy to the other.
We've separated these toys into five main categories (Sleeves, Body Molds & Dolls, Rings, Pumps, & Prostate Toys).
- Sleeves: Also known as 'male masturbators', they usually simulate the feeling of insertion into various body orifices (mouth, vagina, or anus). They can vary from simple jelly tubes to complex, textured, real-skin feeling toys with suction and vibration.
- Body Molds & Dolls: These are toys that simulate the experience of being with a real partner. They can be as simple as an inflatable doll to a weighty (over 10 lbs) CyberSkin body part molded from the genitals of a real porn star.
- Erection Rings: These are usually stretchy rings that slip over his member to hold blood into the penis to keep it erect. Some of them vibrate to add stimulation to one or both partners (or are put on a dildo!). The vibrating bullet is often part of a tickler that pushes against the clitoral area on the in-stroke combining the best of partner sex and vibrator stimulation into one sensational experience.
- Pumps: A cylinder attached to a piston or squeeze bulb that creates a vacuum around the penis. It can be used to create an erection for someone with erectile difficulties, for masturbatory purposes, or as an exercise to attempt to increase size.
- Prostate Toys: These are insertable toys that stimulate the 'male g-spot' called the prostate gland. Located about 3"-4" inside the anal cavity, pressing against it or massaging it can create exquisite sensations almost equivalent to direct penile stimulation.