# Ask the guy who gets paid to have sex **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755 "2011-03-23T19:30:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/1 "2011-03-23T19:30:12Z")
I haven’t seen this topic before, so I thought I’d give it a whirl. Okay, so maybe it’s not **quite** what it sounds. I am not a gigolo, neither am I a rentboy (and just as well, as I would do badly with either one of these), and I have never appeared in a porn movie of any description. Technically, in fact, I lied–I don’t officially get paid to have sex. Technically, I get paid to answer questionnaires after (and sometimes before) I have sex, as well as for allowing “them” to poke and prod me in ways that are usually straightforward enough but can occasionally become a bit invasive. I have what the commercials delicately refer to as “trouble in the bedroom” or, a little less delicately, as “E.D.” (Suffice it to say that I can’t throw the football through the tire swing with any degree of regularity.) Over the last few years I have been involved in a number of medical studies testing various ED drugs. In return for my participation, one of the perks is that I do indeed get paid. Not lots, but it adds up. If you have questions about how this sort of thing works, ask away. I’ll do my best to answer whatever I can. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/2 "2011-03-23T19:42:22Z")
REALLY bad thread title and username combo. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/3 "2011-03-23T19:45:32Z")
I agree with my esteemed colleague, but it did make me LOL. Now I wish I had a question. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/4 "2011-03-23T19:47:59Z")
What does it mean, “Rentboy”? ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/5 "2011-03-23T19:48:32Z")
Sex with who or what? ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/6 "2011-03-23T19:49:14Z")
Do you have to supply your own sexual partner? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/7 "2011-03-23T19:49:20Z")
I shall, so to speak, bite: Can you offer a comparison of the different medications you’ve used and how they’ve affected your libido? Have you had a four hour erection, and if so, did you call your friends to brag first or the physician? ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/8 "2011-03-23T19:55:58Z")
Do you know the cause of your ED? If so, are you willing to share with us what it is? Is the cause important to the researchers? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/9 "2011-03-23T20:05:04Z")
> [@Palooka](#): > > Sex with who or what? This. They provide someone for you to (try to) bang or do you have to BYO? **carnivorousplant** a rentboy is a male prostitute frequented by homosexuals. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/10 "2011-03-23T20:43:46Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What does it mean, “Rentboy”? A rentboy is a boy you can rent. “Boy” in the expansive sense, not a minor, just a young guy. Like callgirls don’t need to be underage. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/11 "2011-03-23T21:03:01Z")
Can you characterize the effects on libido, erection, and ejaculation of the different drugs you’ve tried? For instance, I heard that viagra makes it easier to get an erection but harder to ejaculate (in some instances). Are the drugs you’ve tested unreleased drugs or the existing big 3 (viagra, cialis, levitra)? J. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/12 "2011-03-23T21:56:40Z")
Have you ever ventured over to the hormone studies? How do they compare? What sort of in the doctor’s office activities have you had to complete? ############### #My addition to the thread: #I did a vasectomy study that completely removed any stigma of discussion on the entire topic of my male organs and their functioning. So I can understand your comfortability and even comedy in discussing your own. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/13 "2011-03-23T22:22:26Z")
How much money we talkin’? ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/14 "2011-03-23T22:29:15Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > REALLY bad thread title and username combo. :eek: No kidding, my first thought was “Do you at least wash first?” ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/15 "2011-03-23T22:34:02Z")
I think if we knew what an Ulf was, being unwashed would be the least of our concerns. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/16 "2011-03-23T22:40:00Z")
Can I fake having ED in order to ride this gravy train with you? Wait, that came out wrong. No! That’s not what I meant either! Ok, srsly. How much money we talking? And how invasive are these exams? And what causes of ED are they suspecting? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/17 "2011-03-23T22:50:17Z")
if you had an erection for 4 or more hours, then how long duration? how did it seem? what did you do? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/18 "2011-03-23T23:18:08Z")
So the guy sees an ad: FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MATE WITH APE! He goes in and says, sign me up, but I have three conditions: First, my wife must never know, Second any children must be raised Catholic, and Three, I’ll have to pay in installments… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/19 "2011-03-23T23:49:58Z")
So you get paid to take drugs for and have sex with “ED”. What does Mrs Zotti think about this? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-gets-paid-to-have-sex/575755/20 "2011-03-24T01:38:31Z")
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