Ball Sex: Having A Ball With Your Balls

You’d think after spending several million years evolving from a clutch of single-celled organisms to walking on two feet, along with a few thousand years trying to live with one another, we would have found every possible way to pleasurably insert each and every part of our bodies into another person’s.

Yet here we are in 2022, and someone claims to have found a completely new way to use, with a little bit of help from modern technology, testicles for penetrative fun.

Enter "Balldo" ("the dlido for your balls!") - sort of like a penis sleeve, but it's mostly open and instead of putting your penis into it, you slip your balls in for penetrative play.

While I’m not going to specifically explore the Balldo’s development or what using it is like–for both, please check back for my upcoming review–I thought it would be worth talking about how it’s a (giggle) member of a long line of testicular toys, albeit with an innovative approach.

Safely Juggling your Balls

As those with them will more than likely attest, fondling, caressing, sometimes tugging, twisting, stretching, or even on occasion, slapping testicles can be pleasurable.

However, as opposed to the penis itself, which those millions of years of evolution have made somewhat durable, the testicles predominantly aren’t and are generally very sensitive.

So despite me rattling off things like fondling and slapping, you should avoid excess tension, torsion, impacts, or squeezing as there’s a risk of injury, including the permanent variety.

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As for how to tell when you’ve crossed the line from pleasurable to an emergency room visit, depending on the person and their pain or pleasure tolerances, lingering discomfort, unusual discharges, or swelling are often signs you’ve gone too far.

But what’s best is not to get to that point in the first place. Follow these tips to make sure everyone stays healthy and happy:

1. Stay in constant communication with the person you’re playing with.
2. Take it slow, easy, and gentle to begin with.
3. Listen to what your body’s telling you and communicate that to your partner.
4. If anything goes wrong, get medical assistance immediately. The longer you wait, the harder it could be heal or recover.
5. Afterward, pay attention to any unexpected aches or pains as well as treating your testicles kindly–like giving yourself time to recover and avoiding things like overly-tight underwear.

Loving your Balls

Now, we don't want you absolutely terrified of playing with them, so let me say that as long as you keep safety in mind while not letting your passions run too wild and too fast, there’s a long and arousing list of things you can safely do with testicles that are oh so pleasurable.

Begin with gentle tugging. This is a pleasure demonstrated by how many people find pulling on them to be sexually pleasurable and often extra so during masturbation.

If you want to try this yourself, begin by spending quality time with yours, such as with some initial exploratory fondling to get the lay of your land. Slowly progressing to slow, steady tugs while avoiding sharp, jerky, or too-extensive movements.

The pleasures of pulling on the balls or scrotum are also why toys like ball stretchers or other leather, latex, or steel appliances are so popular as either by their design or the materials they’re made out of can provide that same kind of stretching sensation.

Testicle play has another big allure. Not only can it provide additional stimulation, but with some practice–especially in conjunction with activities like prostate or BDSM play–it’s possible to have amazingly potent sexual experiences and perhaps orgasm without needing to achieve or maintain an erection.