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Encyclopedia > Urethral sounding

Sounding or urethral sounding is a medical activity using probes called sounds to increase the inner diameter of the urethra and to locate obstructions in it. It is also used to stretch the urethra in order to receive piercing. In medicine, sounds are instruments for probing and dilating passages within the body, the best-known of example of which are urethral sounds. ... In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ...


Sounding in a sexual context (see Urethral Play) involves inserting sounds and sometimes catheters into the urethra (sometimes stretching or dilating the urethra), and sometimes bladder, for the purpose of sexual pleasure, an activity generally associated with BDSM. A urethral sound may be connected to a special electrical device for use in erotic electrostimulation. The use of urethral sounding in this way can potentially be damaging to the urethra, especially when an inexperienced partner is involved. Urethral Play (UP) is any play or activity, usually sexual in nature, that involves the insertion of toys or items into the urethra. ... Catheter disassembled In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity duct or vessel. ... Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual intercourse. ... A collar is a common symbol in BDSM. Female bottom in bondage with leather monoglove BDSM is any of a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ... Erotic electrostimulation (also known as E-stim or electrosex), is a human sexual practice involving the application of low current electricity to the body using a special apparatus (such as a TENS unit or Violet wand) for purposes of sexual stimulation. ...


See also

Sounds are medical instruments designed for insertion into the urethra, the tube connecting the bladder with the outside world. ... Urethral Play (UP) is any play or activity, usually sexual in nature, that involves the insertion of toys or items into the urethra. ...

External links

  • BMEzine.com article with links to images of urethral sounds
  • Paper on use of prophylactic use of steel chopstick
  • On medical use of urethral sounds
  • Shows different urethral sound instruments and their use; explains about different size metrics and types
  • Quick guide to urethral play

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Urethral sounding - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (201 words)
Sounding or urethral sounding is a medical activity using probes called sounds to increase the inner diameter of the urethra and to locate obstructions in the urethra.
Sounding in a sexual context involves inserting sounds and sometimes catheters into the urethra (sometimes stretching or dilating the urethra), and sometimes bladder, for the purpose of sexual pleasure, an activity generally associated with BDSM.
A urethral sound may be connected to a special electrical device for use in erotic electrostimulation.
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