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 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 ejaculate, a device like this would be useful for fertility
- Sexual Sensation is above his desire to walk
Does he want the IntimaStim device? YES
0:15 Do you want to introduce yourself and level of injury?
1:30 Do you want to talk about your intimacy levels before and after your injury?
5:15 Did you try any toys or other aids?
8:00 How do your orgasms feel?
9:00 Does it ease your sexual frustration?
12:00 Are there any side effects with using your vibrator?
13:00 So fertility is probably not an issue?
14:00 Would you be interested in our device? (NOTE: initially discussing a previous design iteration and now the device is a wearable device without the need for surgery)
17:30 Would finishing inside your partner be beneficial?
22:15 How does the wearable device sound to you?
25:00 What would be a cost of $200/month be fine for you?
28:15 Do you have any questions for me?