Porn and the Prentif cap

A pair of 22mm (ID) latex Prentif cavity rim cervical caps

A rubberist’s delight: One of my fave stallions is a well endowed rubberist who delights in being able to thrust into my cervix, even when he penetrates me from behind. What really lights his fuse though is if I wear a Prentif cap sucking on my cervix so he can thrust into the soft latex dome. I wear a 25mm Prentif so the top of the dome dimples, collapses a bit, under vacuum, so that if he hits the dimple he knows he is right on target and thrusting into the soft stretchy latex and him ‘double tapping’ the dome and then the tip of my cervix under it gets him off very quickly.

The Prentif and the porn industry: Our clinic is one of the very few that still fits Prentif caps. That’s because Lamberts (Dalston) Ltd stopped making them at least four years ago and our clinic having a large Prentif user base bought up all the Prentif stock they could, much of it at a deep discount. Recently porn producers have discovered cervical barriers as a “new” fetish to be exploited. Since very few men younger that 60 have heard of diaphragms or cervical caps a Prentif used as protection by a porn actress in a video has become a ‘HOT’ retro scene guaranteed to increase demand for any vid in which one is used. Any producer who has his actress take fifteen minutes to languidly insert her Prentif as foreplay while her boyfriend/client is watching or has it pulled out by her attacker during her rape or has her lover eat her cervical mucus out of the dome is guaranteed a best seller.

Then too here is the ‘Geezer factor’ in niche-market porn especially in Europe where the Prentif was far more popular in the 50s than diaphragms and I’m told by the marketers that men of a certain age and style remember it fondly even though they now need performance enhancing meds to participate. Another advantage of a cap or diaphragm being used in porn is that unlike birth control hormones it is a physical object that can be inserted during a tender moment for protection or roughly pulled from the heroine or victim’s vagina during a rape and shoved into her mouth to emphasize the danger she is in. And for those into asphyxia a Prentif can be shoved down the woman’s throat as a very dangerous form of breath play because she can easily suffocate while her attacker is concentrating on planting his seed in her belly. With the increased interest in cervical barriers for use in porn – a lot of the resurgence has been because of the ‘Mad Men’ effect of retro TV shows that got the country longing for what seems a simpler time – our clinic is seeing a substantial increase in requests to fit Prentif caps.

Porn and poor cervical barrier technique: Porn actresses don’t rely on the effectiveness of a diaphragm or cap for contraceptive protection. Many of them have been sterilized or have had IUDs inserted so that an unplanned pregnancy from on-cam intercourse is very unlikely. That makes it far less important that most porn actresses be correctly fitted with a barrier that will remain securely in place through multiple acts of intercourse and for at least six hours afterward. All they need is one that won’t give them a UTI and won’t fall out while they are on-cam. Nor do they need to adhere to correct barrier insertion technique during a video production and that can leave the men and women watching the video with the wrong impression as to how to properly protect a woman using a cervical barrier.

The problem comes from the way the porn actresses are playing with their barriers and appear to become aroused long before insertion. As returning readers know a woman needs to insert her cervical barrier BEFORE she becomes aroused! That’s because during arousal the vagina lengthens (tents) as the uterus and thus the cervix is drawn up and out of the way of a thrusting penis. A vagina that is fully tented can make it very difficult or impossible to place a cervical barrier correctly over the cervix and therefore makes an unplanned pregnancy far more likely.

I’ve tried talking to several of the major producers of cervical barrier porn and they just laugh and say they are interested in getting their audience as hot as fast as possible and a porn-princess moaning and rubbing her barrier over her engorged labia wet with natural lube while she moans and writhes in ecstasy as she plays with herself is a critical part of the production and there won’t be any changes to correctly depict proper insertion technique. I suspected that was the answer I was going to get, but it was worth a try. It does make it more difficult to get vanilla women wanting to portray Magna Cum Loudly or other porn princesses to use their barriers correctly if they will need them for contraception and not just as a sex toy.

I’m trying to steer the porn actresses and their costumers toward diaphragms or FemCap and away from Prentif because the porn industry is not interested in contraception and as I mentioned above Prentif is now a device in short supply and the remaining caps should be used for women who intend to use them correctly for contraception and as gas-guards for upper reproductive tract protection during dive-sex.

Christmas break barrier fittings: At St Lucy’s it’s the end of Fall semester and we are finishing the fit checks – and replacements where necessary - of the cervical barriers the students wear before they go home or travel on Christmas break. While many of the upper form students were sexually active before arriving at St Lucy’s none had enough experience to have caused their vagina’s to stretch appreciably. While they have grown in the months they have been immersed in a strict ballet and pelvic training regimen the pelvic floor muscles have toned considerably making the vagina deeper and tighter. Fit checks are important before the increased use of cervical protection while away from the school’s sexual health support system. It’s also time for an ultrasound to verify the proper placement of students IUDs and for full STI panels to make certain the students are all healthy before sending them back to their families

The students in my Advanced Sexual Techniques class use their barriers as gas-guards for dive-sex while others on hormones use them for flow control for vanilla sex during their pill-periods or if they have a stringless IUD inserted. Stringless GyneFix IUD implants have become much more popular this year because they allow GyneFix users to safely wear a diaphragm or FemCap as a gas-guard during dive-sex. For anyone wondering the smallest Prentif, with an inner diameter of 22 mm, is too large for most teens to wear but they can wear a 22 mm FemCap because the FemCap seals against the walls of the vagina and not the cervix. So Prentif caps are left for the use of experienced adult women.

UNLV’s Fall semester also ends on December 17th and many of the sorority girls I know have had our clinic check the fit of their diaphragms and will be leaving mid week rather than on that Saturday so there has been a surge in barrier fit checks and some requests for STI panels for them as well. The students come to us to avoid having these items show up on their UNLV Student Health statements that are sent to their parents.

Checking Slit-kits: Before traveling for the holidays is also the time to check and restock everyone’s skit kits to ensure condoms, spermicide, antibiotics and emergency contraception pills are all fully stocked and in-date. There are two effective EC specific pills:

Plan B One-Step (a single pill containing 1.5 mg of the progestin levonorgestrel) which is effective for up to 72 hours, three days, after unprotected sex or a contraceptive failure. Plan Bs effectiveness decreases the longer after the event it’s taken so it should be taken as soon after the event of concern as possible. Women on oral contraceptives may continue taking them on their normal schedule after taking Plan B. In the U.S Plan B is available to women 17 years of age or older behind the counter w/o a prescription.

The second and newer pill is available in the U.S. as ella and in Europe as ellaOne (a single pill containing 30 mg of ulipristal acetate, a progesterone receptor modulator) which is effective for up to five days after the event of concern. Women on hormonal contraceptives should not rely on the effectiveness of their pills, but use a reliable barrier method of contraception after using ella, for any subsequent acts of intercourse that occur in that same menstrual cycle.

For EC our clinic now recommends ella, because of its longer effectiveness interval and at St Lucy’s its cost is covered by the student’s Student Health policy.

The Sybian machine

A basic Sybian machine

The Sybian machine: Sybian machines are the erotic ride of choice among escorts and there are several custom shops that imbed the Sybian machinery into Bull rides, recliner chairs and office furniture, among other things. Gepetto has a small Sybian customization shop that he started because it so often involves his other clients and working with leather or rubber. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the Sybian it is a motor driven masturbatory device that can be used for penetrative stimulation of the vagina or anus or both. Here is an overview of the Sybian from the manufacturer’s brochure:

“The name ‘Sybian’ is derived from an ancient Greek city famous as a centre of luxurious living. A Sybarite is defined as a person who likes luxurious things and the Sybian has been designed with the objective of sexual luxury and intense pleasure for women.

A lot of women have a preconception of their sexual capability which is derived from the sexual experiences they have had to date in their lives. Some women have an idea that more may be possible for them, but are not quite sure how to go about reaching their full sexual potential. The Sybian enables women to do this.

This machine guarantees orgasms unlike those which you have ever experienced. From the simple stimulation of the clitoris and vagina to deep penetration and stimulation of the g-spot with multiple orgasms – everything is possible!

The Sybian comes with a range of inserts to suit all tastes small to large, narrow to wide and by using a special insert you can enjoy vaginal and anal stimulation at the same time.

The Sybian can be used alone, or as a couple you can integrate it perfectly in love making. Sybian is already a firm favorite with women and couples all over the world.

Sybian provides simulated intercourse by way of a vaginal insert and two separate controls allowing independent regulation of vibration and rotation over a wide range of speeds. It is a motorized unit encased in a plastic housing with a comfortable padded washable vinyl cover and is powered by a regular house-hold current.

In addition to the insert vibrating, the surface of the insert which extends from the clitoris to the perinea also vibrates. This means that all areas both external and internal receive vibration. The rotation of the insert is controlled by a second dial on the control unit which is easily to hand at the end of a cable extending from the main unit. As the insert rotates it is massaging the whole inner vagina. Each time it passes over the front wall of the vagina it massages the Gräfenberg spot, or G-spot.

The stimulations (vibrate and rotate) can be regulated separately, so the combination of the two over a wide variety of speeds offers many different sensations to suit the varying tastes of women.

A few technical details:
The rotation is adjustable from 0 to 150 revolutions per minute.
The vibration is also adjustable from 0 to 6500 revolutions per minute.
You or your partner can regulate the Sybian with the Remote Control which is connected by a cable which is 90 centimeters in length.
The Sybian is covered with a fluid-proof easily cleansed durable synthetic cover.
All individual parts are made of robust and quality materials.
The Sybian can be loaded with up to 435 kg.
All inserts are soft, comfortable and easy to change. They can be cleaned and disinfected easily.
The Sybian weighs about 9 kg, the length is 32 cm, the width is 34cm and the height is 26cm.”

The Sybian machine and safety: As popular as it is more women seem to be having serious accidents while riding a Sybian. We were alerted to this trend by some patents coming to the clinic for treatment of vaginal tears, lesions or bruising from unpleasant Sybian encounters. We saw these accidents as a potential source of porn video material so we have agreements with contacts who can get us security videos from most of the major locations where accidents might happen and a lot of the fetish and wealthier homes in the area. And of course there are the occasions when I’m called out on a clean-up project where I have immediate access to the security cams and can burn my own copy.

I’m pleased to say that there has been a recent trend to upgrading CCTV systems so a lot of the security video equipment used is now very high quality HD and has a remote transmission feature so if we have enough notice we can arrange to have the cams recording and transmitting and the customer can’t tell. The Contacts approached Gepetto who had put out very discreet feelers on my behalf to see if there was a possibility of getting access to more raw video. We left Taryn protected, but she makes the final decisions. If she buys the digital stream her techies clean up the raw video and package it and distribute the more salacious as porn and the unfortunate (violent or tragic) endings as snuff videos for the Asian and European markets.

Natasha, coping with loss: Having lost her ballet partner she reached out to a French Danseur Noble who had partnered her last summer when she danced engagements on the Côte d'Azur. She says he is every bit as skilled a partner as Freddy and, she smiled when she mentioned this, he is more or less monogamous, meaning he is only sexually active with the woman he is dancing with for the duration of their engagement. He is also very careful that the women he is with are using an effective method of birth control so their intimacy doesn’t lead to ‘complications’. When I offered him house chips to play my casinos tables while he is partnering Natasha he agreed to come (she thinks he is sweet on her) and should be here tomorrow. Meanwhile, Natasha has been dancing classical strip solos to Boléro by Maurice Ravel, which was originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubenstein and premiered in 1928. Her performance to Boléro lasts 15 minutes and 30 seconds and she is causing a near riot in the High-Rollers venue at the 13 minute point when she removes her plug, which she wears in lieu of a G-string, and waves it around splattering front row audience members with her vaginal fluids.

Goodbye to Freddy: We had a small memorial service for Freddy after he was cremated. The ashes have been sent back to an uncle for burial in Austria. The story is that he was terribly burned in an auto accident on a mountain road. Attending, in addition to the priest, were Natasha, Cyndi (who still thinks she might be pregnant by him, though I’m convinced she’s not), Adolph, who is a distant relative, Anya who he admired for her contortions in bed, and me. Other than Cyndi, who was a bit teary-eyed, none of us shed a tear and the Catholic service was over in 35 minutes because there was no homily and all we found to say about him was that he was a wonderful dance partner and he had amazing bedroom skills.

Actually, there is a sense of relief in my company because in the short time he was with us he turned out to be more trouble than he was worth, even though he was a divine partner for Natasha. Adolph was remarkably composed about Freddy’s death considering he was distant family. He seemed almost rational when he agreed with me that he didn’t see trying to take on a foreign government, though he wouldn’t be averse to doing something if the opportunity arose.

Sensationalism of the worst sort

Silicone enhanced she is SO not a Balanchine dancer

The New York Times
June 13, 2009
H.I.V. Found in 22 Actors in Sex Films Since 2004
By GARDINER HARRIS

Health officials in Los Angeles said Friday that 22 actors in adult sex movies had contracted H.I.V. since 2004, when a previous outbreak led to efforts to protect pornography industry employees.

The officials accused an industry-supported health clinic of failing to cooperate with state investigations and of failing to protect not only industry workers but their sexual partners as well.

“We have an industry that is exposing workers to life-threatening diseases as part of their employment,” said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of public health for Los Angeles County. “That is outrageous and anachronistic. These infections are virtually entirely preventable.”

The latest controversy began Thursday, when The Los Angeles Times reported that a pornography actress had tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS. The infection was confirmed by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, a clinic founded by a former pornography actress that offers health testing to sex-film performers.

A timeline on the foundation’s Web site states that the actress, whose name was not disclosed, tested negative for H.I.V. on April 29, but that a positive test result was confirmed on June 4. The woman performed in a film on June 5 for reasons that the clinic told the newspaper were still under investigation. A second test came back positive on June 6.

The actor who performed with the infected woman on June 5 has so far tested negative for the virus, the foundation’s chronology states, although H.I.V. infections can be undetectable for a week or more. A second male partner also tested negative.

Clinic officials refused to comment Friday.

Dean Fryer, a spokesman for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, said the clinic “is not cooperative with us.”

“We don’t even know who the employer is in the most recent case; we don’t know who the talent is,” Mr. Fryer said. “They don’t provide that to us.”

Occupational health officials have long argued that failing to require that performers wear condoms during intercourse and other acts is a violation of safe-workplace regulations.

But Deborah Gold, a senior safety engineer with the California occupational health department, said violations in the pornography industry were so widespread that the state had a difficult time cracking down.

“Many of these companies have two sound stages where they do two to four scenes a day with actors hired from talent agencies,” Ms. Gold said. “In that case, it’s clearly a violation” to have performers have sexual intercourse without condoms.

“We continue to try to find ways to identify those places where employees are at risk,” she said.

The pornographic film industry is centered in the San Fernando Valley, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. An estimated 200 production companies in the region employ as many as 1,500 performers, making up to 11,000 films and earning as much as $13 billion a year.

Some health advocates have pressed for legislation requiring condom use in sex scenes.

“This industry has been putting actors at risk for a very long time,” said Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles. “And they’re sending a terrible message to young people that the only kind of sex that’s hot is unsafe sex.”

Steven Hirsch, chief executive of the sex-movie company Vivid Entertainment, said condoms were optional among its actors.

“Performers have the right to choose to use or not use condoms,” Mr. Hirsch said. “They’re adults; they know what industry they’re in.”

Personal comment: I think this article is sensationalism of the worst sort! I’m not saying that even one HIV infection isn’t something to be concerned about, for the individual, but Just run the numbers: “An estimated 200 production companies in the region employ as many as 1,500 performers, making up to 11,000 films and earning as much as $13 billion a year” And there have been 22 actors in the industry that have tested positive for HIV since 2004. Let’s say that’s 4 rather than 5 years to make the numbers worse, ok? So 11,000 films x 4 years = 44,000 films divided by 22 infected actors = one infection for every 2,000 films. Or, another way, 22 actors divided by 4 years = 5.5, say 6 infections per year which in a population of 1500 actors = .4% infection rate which in my opinion is quite remarkable, under the circumstances since we are talking about the adult film industry.

Even so, fortunately Taryn’s companies work to a much stricter health standard than AIM. Taryn’s Cos. require all actors to be tested weekly and be in quarantine for 2 weeks prior starting a project. And they pay well over typical industry rates so they have more top talent than they can use. It cuts into the profit margin some but since the industry is, Mmm, ‘obscenely’ profitable she thinks it’s good business to use a small percentage of her profits to protect the talent she uses. That I think is why she is hated so by Vivid and other industry competitors, including the German mogul and master sadist Deiter (the guy whose plane disappeared with him on board) who have been trying to put her (and her parents before her) out of the adult entertainment business for years.