Should you try a yoni egg?

Writer Liz Murphy road tests the controversial vaginal gemstone.

after a Tinder date, I was watching a Youtube video on the ‘twin flame’ theory (was my date mine?) when it autoplayed into an explainer about the yoni egg. Slip this polished crystal inside your vagina and get better, stronger orgasms. What! It seemed freaky – good freaky. I’m able to orgasm with partners, but it takes a long time (and usually one specific position). Anyway, I ordered one.

Before the egg arrived, I discussed it with my gyno. She told me to look up Layla Martin, a yoni egg advocate, to learn the basics. Here goes...

A yoni egg, which is about the size of a quail egg, supposedly activates and strengthens vaginal muscles. Some people insert it during the day; others, at night. There are said to be plenty of cons to the practice. Many pelvic-floor experts believe the benefits are hype, and there are no studies on efficacy or safety. Like other things inserted into the vagina, the egg could cause toxic shock syndrome, especially if left too long. And some people complain about cramping. But my gyno wasn’t opposed, so I decided to go for it.

I started putting in my egg at night and taking it out in the morning, not leaving it in for more than eight hours. It inspired me every time to get more in touch with my body: I would ask myself, “What do I want, sexually, right now?”

Not long after that, I went on holiday and hooked up with this guy pretty much every day. I orgasmed every time. I’m not naive; perhaps the yoni egg was just a placebo, and the real reason for the orgasms was that I was more in touch with my sexuality. But one thing is for sure: I was definitely more tuned into my pleasure, and that’s a good thing.