Rectal dilator
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A rectal or anal dilator is a medical device similar to a speculum designed to open and relax the internal/external anal sphincter and rectum in order to facilitate medical inspection or relieve constipation.[1] One early version of a rectal dilator was Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators, invented in 1892.[citation needed]
Rectal dilators are also used as sex toys.[2]
See also
- Anal plug, a medical device for treating anal incontinence
- Butt plug, a sex toy resembling an anal dilator
- Proctoscope, another medical device inserted anally
- Vaginal dilator, an equivalent device for dilating the vagina
References
- ^ Francisco Vilardell (2006), Digestive Endoscopy in the Second Millennium: From the Lichtleiter to Echoendoscopy, Thieme, pp. 200–201, ISBN 9781588904201
- ^ Jennifer Eve Rehor (2013-04-24). "Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the "Kink" Community". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (4): 825–836. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0524-2. PMC 4379392. PMID 25795531.