The purpose of trainers is to teach the vagina to allow something in without going into spasm. It is important to start with something small and easy, and then go on to something bigger.

Stanley Trainers are white plastic rods, the length of an erect penis, and with a round knob on the end you hold. They come in widths of 20mm, 25mm, and 30mm. you can get them from http://www.bbraun.com or by post from B.Braun Medical Ltd. Thorncliffe Park, Sheffield S35 2PW Phone 0114 225 9000

Sims Glass Dilators are hollow glass tubes, shorter than either of the other trainers. They come in 6 sizes, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35mm, and increasing lengths at £52 for the set, or individually priced . You can get them from B. Braun, as above.

Stents are another form of dilator or trainer, designed especially to help the vagina after surgery or trauma has caused it to tighten up with scar tissue. See http://www.stentsitive.com for further details. The web site is full of more information than we can accommodate here, and we recommend it to you.