I had made some money being a test subject for medical studies and was eagerly looking for more easy money doing this. When I went to the local medical center to the office where you apply for these gigs, there was a woman in the waiting area about my age or perhaps slightly older who looked a bit like she was maybe a nurse or other health care worker. She had pants on that looked like scrub bottoms, but I wasn’t sure. She was pretty with a warm smile and expressive face. She was very outgoing and struck up a conversation with me quickly, “Did you find any good studies to sign up for today?”

“Not yet,” I answered with disappointment.

“Well, I found a great one that not many people know about. Are you interested?”

I hesitated. I was trying to size her up. I wasn’t sure if she worked there or if she too was looking for work. “Do you work here?”

“Kind of. Come on. Join me for a walk to the cafeteria. I’ll buy you a coffee.”

We walked together and she introduced herself as Cindy, but with few details. Cindy had an easy way about her. She explained that she makes medical films. I asked if these were for educational purposes.

“No, they are more for people who have an interest in watching medical exams. These people pay quite a bit for the film and so our actors get payed well also. It would be about ten times as much as you would make per day doing research studies. I’m not kidding.”

This sounded odd to me. “What kind of people buy them?”

“There are lot’s of people who find medical stuff, well…. I guess you would say erotic. It’s called medical fetish. They would especially like to see a cute young guy like you get examined.”

Odd and a little creepy I thought. “Who are you suggesting would be examining me? You?”

Cindy laughed a little, “No, not me. I play the nurse and assist the doctor. He does the examining.”

It sounded weird but tempting given the amount of money that was being offered and Cindy seemed trustworthy and straightforwardly honest, “Seems too easy. What’s the catch?” We sat down with our coffees at a small table off in one of the corners of the cafe where we were rather isolated.

“It’s easy. You do have to undress. And the exam, well, it would be quite thorough.”

“Thorough? How?” I was dreading the answer a little bit.

“Everything gets checked. It includes your bottom and your genitals. Nothing that hurts. Maybe a little uncomfortable. Maybe a little embarrassing for someone who’s shy like you.” She smiled at me and took a sip of her coffee after she said this.

“So the doctor just looks?”

“Well, no. He needs to do more than look. He needs to touch too. When did you ever have a medical exam when the doctor didn’t touch you? I’m going to give you a payment schedule. Exactly which of these procedures gets done during the examination is totally your choice. The more you allow to be done to you, the more you get paid.” Cindy reached down to her bag on the floor and pulled out a printed sheet and handed it to me, “Take it home and look it over. My cell is at the top. Call me if you have questions. Read it thoroughly. If you agree, you get either cash or digital currency immediately at the end of the filming. I know it seems overwhelming, but we’ve done this dozens of times with newbies like you. We know how to make it go smoothly. Keep in mind though, we can’t make it totally comfortable and without embarrassment. That would make for a dull boring film. Our customers want to see a little bit of tension and genuine embarrassment. Otherwise we could just hire an experienced actor, but no one wants to see a porn actor get examined. They want to see a novice. And most pros aren’t good enough actors to fool our viewers — our customer base wants the real thing. Shy and inexperienced is optimal, so I think you would be perfect. In fact, you would be such a good patient for this, I’m going to propose a 10% increase to the payment schedule across the board.”

Cindy handed me the payment schedule and I looked it over as she watched me. I immediately started to realize I was getting myself into more than I realized. The list started out pretty tame. The first items were “Scoliosis Check —the patient bends over nude with back to camera $50.”

“Hernia Check $50.” “Manual and visual examination of penis and scrotum —$100.” Easy enough, but these all payed peanuts. The next item, “Rectal Thermometer insertion — Prone with close up footage of insertion. $200.” Not too bad, I thought, but still not going to pay the rent. The level of invasiveness and the payment rapidly increased from there. I was struck by how the payments that were offered perfectly matched my perception of the unpleasantness and my reluctance to have any of these done to me. Next, “Digital Rectal Exam —$400.” Then, Speculum Exam $600.” I pondered and was puzzled, “This is just for females?” I pointed to it on the page for Cindy.

She smiled, “No, this schedule is just for young men. It’s a rectal speculum. Perhaps you’re not familiar with them. Have you ever seem one? Let me show you.”

“I didn’t know there was such a thing,” admitting my naive ignorance.

Cindy pulled her tablet out of her bag and in a few seconds, found the image she wanted and handed it to me. I took it and held it close and hunched over it to look, trying to make sure no one behind me might see it. I was stunned to be looking at the shining steel instrument with its duckbill blades.

I looked up at Cindy with my mouth agape. She had a reassuring smile and shook her head a bit as if to try to tell me my concerns were unwarranted, “It’s really not so bad. There are different sizes. We pick a size based on your build. This part of the exam would be after the digital rectal exam and the doctor is very good at picking the right sized speculum based on what he feels with his finger. Remember, the last thing we want is for you to jump off the table and run out the door halfway through the shoot. That being said, we don’t want to make it a total cakewalk. The audience wants to see a some genuine embarrassment, nervousness…and a bit of mild discomfort.”

I nodded as I took all of this in and continued to look at the page. “Enema?”

“Yes. As you can see that pays quite well $750. — you get $1000 if you expel into a bedpan. Have you had an enema before?”

“I think maybe when I was really young, but so young I don’t really remember.”

“It’s not bad. A little uncomfortable and a little embarrassing.”

As I flipped to the second page and scanning through, I saw down at the bottom, “Actors may be offered additional opportunities for other activities and procedures after the filming of the agreed upon contract is complete. This will be at the discretion of the filming team. “

I asked Cindy what this meant and she was vague. “It varies a lot. It depends a lot on how things go and how you react to the exam. Take the schedule home and think things over and call or text me if you have any questions at all. I think this is a great opportunity for you!”

We walked out and said goodbye out on the sidewalk. I looked back at her after a few steps and saw her looking at my rear end, then quickly up at my face as she quickly smiled and waved.