A Guide to Medical Play

Ever wanted to know what medical play feels like without years of studying and crippling student debt? Boy, do we have something for you!

There is a particular type of kink that is all about implementing medical scenarios, tools, and lingo into your intimacy.

Curious to find out more? We know you are! Follow along with our beginner’s guide to medical kink to find out how to try it at home and have the most fun.

What Is medical play?

Among the many kinks that exist out there, there is one that is particularly fond of doctors and the medical staff, and it celebrates it by integrating medical scenarios into sexy play.

As a part of medical play, participants can recreate many different scenarios, such as:

• Nurse and patient
• Doctor and patient
• Patient examination
• Getting treatments
• Running blood work
• Hearing the diagnose
• Emergency room visit
• Vaccination
• Dental check-up
• Sensory testing
• Hospital stay
• Recovery therapy

Any medical procedure can be emulated and recreated if you so wish.

Medical play tools

What kind of doctor or hospital operates without the tools, right? If you engage in medical play, you’d better have something at hand for a more immersive and believable experience.

Here are some of the more accessible accessories and tools you can get:

• Gloves. Get either latex or nitrile gloves for that sterile feel and a clinical vibe.
• Thermometer. Use it to fake-test the temperature, or as a thing, you softly touch someone’s body with.
• Needle-free syringes. Have pretend injections and make your medical procedures as accurate as possible.
• Bandages. Wrapping someone in a light bondage is sexy and arousing. Bonus points if you use it for restraint.
• Stethoscope. Combine medical play with sensory play by applying those cold metals to the naked skin.
• Medical masks. A little bit of anonymity and mystique.
• Scrubs. Welcome the patient in a scrub with nothing under it.

Medical play vs role play

Isn’t medical play just a type of role play? Kind of!

Role-play is a broader term that incorporates endless scenarios, one of them being medical play. Yet, you can’t fully equalize the two.

Generally, role-playing is primarily focused on the dialogue and only the costumes and extra tools. For medical play, you need to have the tools and accessories. Indeed, one can practice medical play as-is, but it’s not the same. Scrubs, stethoscopes, and other visual elements bring the fantasy to life and make this kink what it is.

Why do people enjoy medical play?

Anything that’s taboo drives interest and creates a sexual fantasy. When you go to the doctor, you can’t even imagine having any intimacy with them, yet you are very vulnerable during every visit. In your dreams or fantasies, you experience something that will likely never happen in real life (we certainly hope so because it’s highly unethical if it does).

In reality, medical staff and patients have an obvious hierarchy. While both parties respect each other and treat each other as equals, it’s clear that the medical staff has more power as they possess the knowledge and the skills to treat whatever the patient has come with.

This creates a power dynamic that is similar to bosses and subordinates, police and fugitives, and other scenarios where one side represents the authority and the other one has to obey and follow commands. And we all know that it can be sexy as hell sometimes, especially if you’re playing in a controlled environment with someone you trust.

Safety tips for medical play

The general rule for all kinks, fetishes, and intimacy overall is to get everyone’s consent before you proceed. Medical play, in particular, can be intense and overwhelming, so if you want your partner(s) to feel good, ask them if they’re happy to try this kink, and spend some time with them discussing what possible scenarios are, what they entail, etc. This will ensure that everyone is prepared and ready to go, and there won’t be nasty surprises and spoilt fun down the line.

Next, it’s important to go through key medical play safety tips. You’ll be playing with a few instruments and tools, so here is what you should remember.

• Check your tools for allergies. For example, if you’re going to use antiseptics or gloves, those can sometimes cause an allergic reaction.
• Sanitize everything you come in contact with. All equipment must be sterile, or you risk causing an infection.
• Simulate, don’t do it. Some procedures may seem fun actually to do as a part of your kinky adventure, but they can be risky. If you apply plaster or restraints, for instance, you can hurt someone. Save yourself the trouble of calling an ambulance, stick to simulations, and leave the rest to actual medical professionals.

Once you’re done, have a talk to ensure that everyone’s doing alright physically and mentally and that the role-play went well. After that, clean up and wash all the tools you used, and store them in a dry space until the next time.

Getting started with medical play

Time to experience all the benefits of medical play! Here are the first steps to get you started.

1. Learn about the kink. Our guide is a good start, but check out what else people are saying online, get insights from people who’ve done it before, and explore the sub-scenarios that are most interesting for you.
2. Once you know your preferred scenarios, talk to your partner. See if they’re on board and would be willing to give it a try.
3. The gathering era. Pick up a few things that would enrich your medical play experience, such as scrubs, and secure them for your first-ever role-play.
4. Pick a location where you have enough space and privacy to explore your new interest.
5. Clean up everything that will take part in the play, and make sure your personal hygiene is on point too.
6. Take things slow, you’ve got time! As you finally get to the medical play, fight the urge to do everything all at once. Instead, ease into the process, prioritize the way everyone feels over the accuracy of the scenario, and stick to simple “medical procedures” for the first few times you’re trying it.

And this is it! Enjoy the process, keep an eye on everyone joining you to make sure they’re having as much fun as you do, and remember – practice makes perfect.

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