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How to choose a dildo

By Cory Silverberg, About.com

Updated: January 27, 2008

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Choosing a dildo function: Double ended dildos

Different styles of double ended dildos

Double ended dildos are designed for simultaneous double penetration. They can be used for vaginal or anal penetration, and they can be used by men or women. Better quality double ended dildos are made of silicone and have a curve to them that facilitates greater movement and physical closeness. You can also find inexpensive double ended dildos made of jelly rubber.

Double ended dildos are never the perfect toy you want them to be, and the best way to describe them is that they require some sense of humor. They can be fun, but there are usually some awkward rhythms that need to be addressed. Double ended dildos can also be used for solo play where the other end is just a convenient handle rather than being used for penetration.

Some of the curved double ended dildos are designed for use in a harness, where they will provide penetration for the person wearing the harness and for the person on the “receiving” end.

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