M's story of intimacy before and after his injury
IntimaStim Podcast
Welcome to the IntimaStim podcast! We will be talking to Spinal Cord Injury patients about our sexual recovery medical device to learn more about if they would like something like that. Our guest is “M” was injured in 1994 with a C6 spinal cord injury and currently lives in California in the US. He is now paralyzed below the chest but can feel light touch but can’t feel temperature or pain. Top 3 Takeaways: Was able to conceive a child with in vitro fertilization through a clinic but that was very expensive and a long process which only worked for their first child This...
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Sarah's story of intimacy before and after her injury
IntimaStim Podcast
Welcome to the IntimaStim podcast! We will be talking to Spinal Cord Injury patients about our sexual recovery medical device to learn more about if they would like something like that. Our guest is Sarah in the US who is technically a T3 injury patient although her injury is at the T7 range. She was injured in June 2020. Her skin sensation ends about her nipple area although she can feel below the surface down to her hips. Top 3 Takeaways: Sarah was able to have 5 or 6 orgasms since her injury but they are difficult so doesn’t do them often. She still feels good afterwards though After her...
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Andy's story of Intimacy before and after his injury
IntimaStim Podcast
Welcome to the IntimaStim podcast! We will be talking to Spinal Cord Injury patients about our sexual recovery medical device to learn more about if they would like something like that. Our guest is Andy who is originally from England and had his injury in 2004 with a T8 / T9 injury which means he has no movement or sensation below his belly button. Top 3 Takeaways: Getting into a relationship after his injury and not being able to orgasm conditioned Andy to not enjoy sex anymore. Andy’s partners enjoyed making him orgasm to finish the sexual experience Even with Andy’s ability to...
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Nathan's story of intimacy before and after his injury
IntimaStim Podcast
Welcome to our inaugural IntimaStim podcast! We will be talking to Spinal Cord Injury patients about our sexual recovery medical device to learn more about if they would like something like that. Our first guest is Nathan in the US who is a C5 quadriplegic since 2004 who has been involved in Brain-Computer Interface research since 2014. He has no function or sensation from the chest down. He has decent arm movement including triceps function and a bit of wrists movement but no finger movement. Top 3 Takeaways: Nathan’s injury made relationships almost impossible until about 2020 Never...
info_outlineWelcome to our inaugural IntimaStim podcast! We will be talking to Spinal Cord Injury patients about our sexual recovery medical device to learn more about if they would like something like that.
Our first guest is Nathan in the US who is a C5 quadriplegic since 2004 who has been involved in Brain-Computer Interface research since 2014. He has no function or sensation from the chest down. He has decent arm movement including triceps function and a bit of wrists movement but no finger movement.
Top 3 Takeaways:
- Nathan’s injury made relationships almost impossible until about 2020
- Never ejaculated but still felt pleasure from sexual activities
- Understands ranking recovery of sexual function above being able to walk
Does he want the IntimaStim device? YES
1:30 Can you talk about your injury and your implant also?
3:15 Why did you decide to get your implant?
5:15 Were you doing anything else when you started the study?
8:45 What was your intimacy like before and after your injury?
11:30 What was the reason for your lack of intimacy?
16:30 You mentioned Viagra, toys, and other things. What worked and didn’t work?
21:45 What do you think of the IntimaStim device? (NOTE: this was a previous design iteration and now the device is a wearable device without the need for surgery)
23:15 Would our device help with dating?
25:00 Would you be interested in taking part in a clinical trial?
25:30 What kind of features would you be interested in seeing in this?
26:15 Do you think other people in the SCI community would be interested in this?
27:30 Where does sex rank in your list of things you would want to recover?
29:00 Would you want to be involved in a presale and how much would you be willing to pay? (NOTE: this was a previous design iteration and now the device is a wearable device without the need for surgery)
31:00 Any final questions or comments?
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