A sex therapist has spoken about the pros and cons of a new masturbation technique, and issued a serious health warning about trying it.
According to OMGYES, around 62 percent of women have tried the technique, dubbed 'streaming', which involves using a shower head to stream water onto the clitoris while in the bath or shower.
"It’s a discreet way to masturbate because showers are private by nature, it’s time you get for yourself," Gigi, from sextoysuk told Metro.
"You have an opportunity to connect with your body and have the relaxation you need to have an orgasm."
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Gigi explained that to begin, you should start warming up the rest of the body, before directing the water towards the vulva.
"Variations in water pressure can add different sensations, just as vibrators come with different vibration patterns and intensity levels, so you can turn the water down or up," she added.
Gigi issued a warning, explaining that it's important to make sure the technique is only used for external stimulation, rather than around the vagina.
"It’s only really safe for external clitoral stimulation because you don’t want to be shooting water up your vagina because that’s how you wipe out the good vaginal flora and you’ll end up with a UTI, yeast infection, or bacterial vaginosis – and you don’t want that," she said.
Gigi also added that it's vital to get the water temperature right, as too hot and the technique could lead to a lot of discomfort.
"You don’t want to use scalding hot water on your vulva because it’s very sensitive tissue," she added. "Normal warm water is fine, you can use cold if you like, it won’t hurt you but it could be painful for some."
A top sex expert has recently opened up about female sexual pleasure, explaining the sex positions that can increase the probability of orgasm for women.
Appearing on the Diary of a CEO podcast, Dr Rena Malik said: "Typically when the female partner is on top, she has more control over where she's getting stimulation to the clitoris, because she can angle her body in such a way."
The board-certified urologist confirmed that this position yields 'higher orgasm rates' for the woman.
Dr Malik encouraged listeners to adopt the so-called 'coital alignment technique', where the on-top female moves in a 'rocking motion' so that the guy's pubic symphysis rubs against her clitoris during penetration.
"That has been shown to increase orgasm rate and pleasure in sex," noted Rena. "It's sort of difficult, like it's not that easy and intuitive as you sort of have to play around with it and figure out what is gonna work best.
"Realising it might not work [is important], it might be super awkward. That's okay, it's not the end of the world if sex is not perfect every time because we're learning and we're playing and having fun."
Topics: Sex and Relationships, Lifestyle, Health
Lucy Devine