# Do nurses or doctors ever have to masturbate disabled or paralyzed people? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 13, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572 "2012-09-13T03:45:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Munkypoop99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Munkypoop99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munkypoop99)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/262 "2013-12-14T01:43:20Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Sorry to butt in here, and I’m quite aware that no two spinal injuries are quite the same and can easily leave people with differing levels of sexual feeling and/or ability, but it IS possible for a man to have no feeling in his genitalia yet still have an erection and orgasm without “therapeutic aids”. Typically, it occurs in quadreplegics where the sensory nerves from the lower body to the brain are damaged/destroyed but the spinal nerves involved in lower body reflexes are still intact. John Callahan in his autobiography _He Won’t Get Far On Foot_ relates some instances of this in his own experience but he was a quad who still retained some minimal use of his arms such that he was still able to manipulate his own penis. Apparently, **Munkypoop99** is not so fortunate. Presumably a quad such as Mr. Callahan may not be able to directly feel his own orgasm but would still note something due to the endorphins released and, well, if he says it feels good who am I to doubt him? > > So, it is possible that **Munkypoop99** can still feel his dick but can’t do anything about it, or maybe _can’t_ feel his dick but would still get some sort of enjoyment out of it being stimulated. Or maybe he doesn’t know for sure, as he’s never had his dick stimulated since his accident and would like to find out. It’s his call how much he wants to enlighten us about the matter. it is possible for people not to feel it and still have orgasms. Whether they feel like they do to most people are in a different way, such as you kind of described. I can’t feel. I know when someone is touching it, from washings… And I can feel inside of my body, which would cause of that “blue balls” and frustration feeling ---
**Author:** ![Munkypoop99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Munkypoop99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munkypoop99)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/263 "2013-12-14T01:46:06Z")
way too much for me to read and try to navigate… This post seems like it’s not going anywhere. Anyways ---
**Author:** ![Munkypoop99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Munkypoop99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munkypoop99)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/264 "2013-12-14T01:49:08Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Actually, the OP (who seems to have not returned to this thread for a while) _did_ ask: “Do nurses or doctors ever _have to_ masturbate disabled or paralyzed people” (emphasis added). As a GQ question, it was quickly and definitively answered, without any debate: No. preaching to the choir, said this a few times ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/265 "2013-12-14T10:47:28Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > OK, so nurses are out, least as part of regular care. What about sperm banks & donations ? Would they possibly help out somebody who can’t donate solo ? > > Anecdotally, I know for a fact that vets will extract such from cats and dogs the old fashioned way, although apparently larger, potentially dangerous animals such as bulls require more care and equipment. That was an interesting family dinner w/ my then 22 y.o. sister the vet-in-training, let me tell you :p. Ahh yes I did work experience at a vet clinic as a teen :eek: Dalmatian by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/266 "2015-02-22T16:30:57Z")
Interesting article on prostitution and clientele and a Brit facility for the elderly. ---
**Author:** ![Munkypoop99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Munkypoop99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munkypoop99)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/267 "2015-02-23T02:10:57Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Interesting article on prostitution and clientele and a Brit facility for the elderly. If this were available in the US ( providing it’s legal and clean ) I wouldn’t even think twice! I would do it! Look at my situation, became paralyzed from the shoulders down when I was 23, now 31… Just the age says a bunch ---
**Author:** ![kayjay2k17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@kayjay2k17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayjay2k17)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/268 "2016-06-05T18:40:44Z")
there is nothing illegal about it if both people are consenting I heard parents paid a nurse to give there handicapped sexual release ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/269 "2016-06-06T10:21:37Z")
> [@kayjay2k17](#): > > there is nothing illegal about it if both people are consenting I heard parents paid a nurse to give there handicapped sexual release Where handicapped? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/270 "2016-06-06T13:29:14Z")
> [@kayjay2k17](#): > > there is nothing illegal about it if both people are consenting I heard parents paid a nurse to give there handicapped sexual release Wash your hands. ---
**Author:** ![KSDeputy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@KSDeputy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSDeputy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/271 "2016-06-07T14:06:33Z")
That is an interesting question. I once interviewed a caregiver who worked at a VA hospital. He told me he was gay, and volunteered to help the vets get off. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/272 "2016-06-07T18:41:42Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > … he would go out on passes with his wife and **the nurse would give him one beforehand if he requested it.** They didn’t have all that much time to spend together; why not enjoy it as much as they could? “Relief work” was not the only double entendre in that post! ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/273 "2016-06-07T18:45:25Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Where handicapped? Hear? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/274 "2016-06-07T18:49:00Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Every time I’ve been in a hospital and under a nurse’s care (I’m not disabled or paralyzed), I’ve had a catheter jammed up into my penis, so I never got to pursue the whole “sexy nurse” fantasy. (Korea has very beautiful nurses, BTW, and very gnarly catheters.) OK, so now that the zombie walks, I got to reread it, and must note that, somehow, [sounding]( "https ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urethral\_sounding) was not mentioned. Cite is to Wiki and is SFW. Other image searches at your own risk. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/275 "2019-07-30T05:54:30Z")
**[Ripple masturbation suit offers sex aid to people with disabilities](https://www.dezeen.com/2019/07/24/ripple-masturbation-suit-sex-aid-design/)** Natashah Hitti | 24 July 2019 Designers Hsin-Jou Huang, Szu-Ying Lai and Chia-Ning Hsu help people with disabilities to fulfil their sexual needs with a three-part masturbation tool that includes a bodysuit, a mask and a remote control. The sex aid kit, called Ripple, is designed for people with moderate to severe functional limitations, who require caregivers to assist them in day-to-day tasks. [snip] ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/276 "2019-07-30T12:18:42Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > … to assist them in day-to-day tasks. … like “cleaning up the room” afterwards. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dongyang2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Dongyang2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dongyang2016)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/277 "2019-07-30T18:17:43Z")
I was thinking what happens if you have no arms. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/278 "2019-07-30T18:55:49Z")
Then read the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/279 "2019-08-04T16:05:36Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Cite is to Wiki and is SFW. Other image searches at your own risk. No, link is _definitely_ **NOT** safe for work. Giant pic of penis at top of page. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/280 "2019-08-04T16:12:08Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > OK, so now that the zombie walks, I got to reread it, and must note that, somehow, [sounding]( " https ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urethral\_sounding) was not mentioned. > > Cite is to Wiki and is SFW. Other image searches at your own risk. **Moderator Note** **Leo Bloom** , I’m not sure where you work but in most places explicit photos of erect penises are not considered safe. Just because it’s on Wiki doesn’t mean it’s safe. Link broken. Please try to exercise more caution. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![obbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572/281 "2019-08-04T18:03:42Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Well, what if you are a DEA agent recovering from gunshot wounds and your wife, who has basically supplanted all nursing help in your care while in the hospital, makes you a bet that might take you away from your important work collecting and examining rare minerals? What then? Outstanding reference! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nurses-or-doctors-ever-have-to-masturbate-disabled-or-paralyzed-people/634572.md?page=15)