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(30,151 posts) Thu Oct 27, 2016, 02:32 PM Oct 2016

Inside the Controversial World of Medically Assisted Sex: Slutever

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Published on Oct 27, 2016
For people with physical disabilities, issues with sexual function, or a total lack of experience, the path to getting off can be isolating and just plain awkward. However, a group of sex surrogates have pioneered a radical hands-on approach called "medically assisted sexuality" to help fulfill the intimacy needs of people with handicaps.

In this episode of 'Slutever,' host Karley Sciortino investigates this culturally taboo therapeutic treatment, and meets the clients and practitioners straddling the line between therapy and sex work.