Two Day Magazine

...Helping Women Regain Their Mojo

There was an awesome article from http://www.thestreet.com that talked about this renowned  San Francisco-based retail shop called, Good Vibrations, which offers information on sexuality and fun toys for adults. They are announcing their quarterly partnership with Clitoraid (best name ever) as part of their giving initiative, GiVe.

Here’s what they are doing: This summer, Good Vibrations’ customers can do something really awesome for women who have suffered from the horrifying aftermath of female genital mutilation. FGM is an absolutely abhorrent “procedure” that takes place on young girls (usually 6 or 7) in which some or most of their clitoris is removed, usually sawed off with a dull knife or rock. The girl is stitched up after, usually goes into shock from the pain, and wakes up hours later bleeding, unable to urinate, having issues with her urinary and reproductive tracts for the rest of her life, and never will be able to enjoy sex. Sound like a nightmare? It is. And it happens to millions and millions of healthy little girls every year.

Clitoraid, a non-profit humanitarian organization, is here to help! They are offering women reconstructive surgery (free of charge, of course) to ease the pain they feel and allow they to enjoy sex.

So far, this amazing organization has performed 19 surgeries at St. Joseph’s hospital in Trinidad, Colorado, and are building what is now being called the “pleasure hospital” in  Burkina Faso, a land-locked country in West Africa that will perform this surgery and nothing else! Dedicated to restoring women’s pleasure, 24-7! (I think that should be their bumper sticker!)

In March, Good Vibrations sent box of goodies (bath and body treats, along with vibrators) to patients undergoing this surgery. They partnered with Vibratex, the creators of famous Magic Wand vibrator, to include high-quality toys into the post-op physical therapy sessions with world renowned sexologist, Betty Dodson. The patients come from all over the globe, including Europe and Asia, as well as Africa and right here in the US, and were very eager for the chance to reclaim and enjoy their bodies the way nature intended them to be.

Does the procedure really work, though? Is it possible to regain feeling, to finally move past all of the mental, emotional, and physical suffering and enjoy the truest pleasure in life, which is ourselves?

Apparently they have had some success! One woman who had undergone the reconstructed surgery several months prior, was feeling discouraged since she hadn’t been able to experience much sensation. However, one night the head of patient care got a call at midnight with this same woman (who was now head over heels excited) to share that she had finally had an orgasm, with help from her new toy!

I love when I come across a piece like this, because it is so empowering! Women have a little organ just dedicated to pleasure, and the fact that these women are able to find that pleasure that had been locked away is so amazing! Here’s to those women and all of the doctors and care givers helping them regain their mojo! Lots of great sex to come! (No pun intended!)

For more information on this organization, or to donate to this very worthy cause go here: http://www.goodvibes.com/content.jhtml?id=GiVe-Donations-Sponsorship