I bought this pump for an erectile dysfunction (ED) problem. I managed to get it for about $100. While I think $100 is way overpriced, I opted not to buy one of the ‘other’ pumps for the more reasonable price of less than $50 for fear of getting something “cheap” – and I definitely was not going to shell out a few hundred dollars or more for some of the pumps I’ve seen on the web which market themselves as medical ED devices.
While Kaplan promotes this pump as a penis enlargement device, I read that it could assist with ED and some of the credible literature on the web seemed to confirm this. So, I bought it and immediately discovered two problems.
First, the instructions which came with my “kit” were almost exclusively focused on penis enlargement. For example, after assembling the device, Step 1 is to “…place your erect lubricated penis in the first cylinder…” When I read that, I thought, “If could make my penis erect, I would not have bought the pump.” I scoured the instructions and Kaplan’s web site, but couldn’t find much of anything in the way of a “how to” which addressed ED. I was determined, however, after spending $100, to make this thing work Then, I ran into the second problem. (By the way, I hope my wife doesn’t find out I spent $100 on this gadget: she’ll suspect I’m “running around” rather than making the more logical assumption that I’m trying to improve our sex life).
The second problem and one which, I think, if I could obviate it, might address my issue (this is probably wishful thinking on my part) is what the instructions refer to as the “second cylinder.” My “kit” did not come with the “second cylinder” which, as near as I can tell, differs from the first cylinder primarily because the “second cylinder” will hold the penis and the scrotum (the first cylinder will only hold the penis, IF you can get the penis, in its non-erect state, into the cylinder). If the second cylinder will hold the scrotum, I am theorizing, then it must not be necessary for the penis to be erect.
For right now, I’m not shelling out the $50 or $100 or whatever exorbitant price the various vendors want for the “second cylinder.” With some effort (including a fair amount of lubricant; by the way, get yourself some K-Y or similar product from your favorite discount store or pharmacy when you buy this thing), I am going to try to make the first cylinder fix my problem. For $100, I would think it should, but, then, we are talking about a medical issue in my case and it is a true rarity for anything medically significant to be fixed for less than several hundred dollars (if not several thousand).
P.S. I can hardly wait for Wal-Mart (or other discounter) to get into the sexual dysfunction business the way it is starting to get into the pharmaceutical business. Maybe then, guys like me will be able to fix their issue without expensive office visits and prescriptions. Plus, if Wal-Mart gets into the ED business, maybe the Viagra and Cialis commercials would no longer be profitable, thereby giving the advertising time to the car manufacturers (who produce spots which, typically, you don’t need to worry about explaining to your 10-year old or wondering if your 15-year old thinks you have “that” problem). Wouldn’t that be a welcome relief?
