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Hello bbarlow, 🙂

Welcome back to the Aneros forum.
So what's your question?

Would an inflamed prostate dictate whether the device works or not?

I would think that anything that was "inflamed" would not feel that great. If that is the case then I assume that the Helix would not have felt good at all. I would think that you need to get to the bottom of what these symptoms are you are experiencing and then give it another try.

Sorry you threw your Helix out. Live and learn.

Hey, bbarlow. At 25 I would really doubt you have BPH, but younger guys can have prostate infections or non-bacterial prostatitis that will cause similar symptoms as you're evidently read on-line or wherever about. It sounds like you've already gotten some medical evaluation which is good. I would make sure though, if you haven't already, that your physician or urologist has examined your gland (a digital rectal examination) to assess size and other characteristics about it (which will rule out BPH if that's not been done already).

Also, sometimes a urologist will massage your gland and see if he can make a droplet of prostatic secretions come out your penis that can be tested for infection when a simple urine sample doesn't reveal any infection. This type massage is not the pleasant stroking like you'd feel with an Aneros, but a somewhat uncomfortable milking process to make your prostate give up a drop or two of fluid for evaluation. Sometimes, even if that fluid shows no infection, he'll still give you a round of antibiotics that are normally good for prostate issues anyway and see if that helps.

None of this should prevent you experiencing the benefits that the Aneros can provide however. Get an MGX and get back in the saddle.

Lol.

My doctor told me to take saw palmetto, which has helped. I've been taking it for three days and I think my symptoms are improving.

I was able to achieve a hands-free wet orgasm a few days ago (without anything), and if I had continued on the path I was on last night, I would have again. However, last night, I felt the early stages of the orgasm and was able to hover in that gray area between stimulation and ejaculation for maybe a minute or so.

I lost it and grew impatient, probably due to the fact that I had a huge headache (prior).

It's possible that the Helix was 'too' aggressive and stimulated too much, hence my consideration of the MGX.

Between the above sentence and this one, I took the images off the Aneros site and used Photoshop to demonstrate just how much more aggressive it really is. More for my own reference, but some might find this interesting. The blue is the MGX and the red is the Helix. As you can see, the head on the Helix is rather pointy in comparison to the MGX.

Looking at it again, I think that the hourglass shape of the Helix might actually restrict its mobility.

I would think that anything that was "inflamed" would not feel that great. If that is the case then I assume that the Helix would not have felt good at all. I would think that you need to get to the bottom of what these symptoms are you are experiencing and then give it another try.

Sorry you threw your Helix out. Live and learn.

I kind of modified it a bit before getting rid of it entirely. If there is one thing to learn, it's that these things are extremely durable and one should have no concern at all about breaking the arms off.

Though the Helix was my "starter model" (and taking the advice commonly found on the forum to not be changing up models a lot during the initial "rewiring process") I stuck with it for months, but other models, my Eupho in particular, are much more comfortable and produce far greater orgasmic sensations than the Helix does. In fact my Helix has stayed in the back of the drawer for months now due to that "poking into my prostate" feeling it always produces.

I've never had a HFO though I'd like to see what it would feel like. I'm imagining however, as others say, that it would detract from the training process to achieve dry orgasms.

Hey bbarlow --- nice overlays of the two tools !!!

Something to consider when comparing the Helix and the MGX.

FWIW. Here's my 'cut' on the MGX and Helix. My first tool was a Helix, purchased over the counter without any knowledge of the other Aneros offerings. (I'd never visited this website.)

The MGX has a tapered stem with concentric rings that tends to maintain a rather consistent degree of insertion once in place. Anal contractions force the tool inward. Relaxation allows it to slide downward/outward. Bulk in the lower body keeps it well centered in the canal. I find MGX contact with my prostate (enlarged by bph) very constant and not very dependent upon body position or posture. It also provides me with heavy contact next to my Cowpers glands and triggers a lot of precum. I think it's a 'fast study' for a beginner and with few variables influencing its action should produce fairly repeatable results.

The Helix stem has less taper and once lube is distributed, the stem can slide back back and forth in the anus. In comparison to MGX, positioning seems more dependent upon the curvature of the tool and the shape of the prostate and canal. With everything relaxed and well lubed, the Helix shape seeks it's own position next to the prostate. Pressure on the prostate is influenced by a combination of breathing, pelvic and ab muscle contraction, anal and PC contraction, prostate size, canal contraction and stress (something that, as a newbie, I hadn't yet discovered) and intestinal volume (gas). In my bod, Helix's neutral position is heavily influenced by breathing and gravity. I get more prostate contact and massage action when on my stomach, much less when I'm on my back. Getting a good position for prostate contact, nip access and male deer drill takes some searching.

For me, only Eupho, which shares the untapered stem design, has more sensitivity to these variables. I started with a Helix, gained mastery of a few of it's many variables in about 7 months and managed my first SuperO in 9 months. (Perhaps we should add a couple of months to those numbers because I'd used it for two months during foreplay before getting serious about my orgasmic ventures.) My stress level was varying a lot from session to session and that produced more than my normal share of dud sessions. As with many newbies, I joined the, "new tool of the month club." --- another distraction from moving forward at a steady pace.

hth .... rook

late edit -- Like slimjim, I get more intensity out of Eupho. In my bod it seems to respond to gravity in just the reverse of Helix. It's a great tool on my side or back. However, very slight body movements can cause it to loose all sensory contact with my prostate region. Very tricky to manage but facilitates male deer, nip play and easy access to genitals.

In fact my Helix has stayed in the back of the drawer for months now due to that "poking into my prostate" feeling it always produces.

This is what ultimately lead to my disposing of the unit.

I may give the device another try. I'm confident that it has potential to work. If it doesn't within three months, I have no problem sending it back and getting what I spent on it.

bbarlow, you ever thought of getting a Eupho? After training with the Helix, my first model, which in restrospect was the least comfortable of all--for me at least--I got a Eupho and it was the one that sent me into my first orgasm and still is my "go to" model for getting results. It's thin and comfortable, reaches all over the gland inside and produces the neatest tickling, prostate stimulating feeling of all the models I've tried.

The more I read, the more people I see having little success with the Helix and people giving praise to the Eupho.

At $37 more and with only a $48 money back guarantee, I would be putting almost $60 on the line.

If I do decide to try it again, I would get the MGX as if shipping is not included in the guarantee, it's like $18. Potentially nothing.