When I told her that the principle of Informed Consent would exclude everyone but someone privy to her research she decided that I should be the test subject. She explained that she couldn’t be the subject because she had to operate the device and aside from a few part-time student assistants, there was no one else available to act as a test subject. She attempted to cajole me by saying that she could give me the looks and stamina of a twenty-year-old. I remained unconvinced that the benefits of the process justified the risks even when she described the improvement it would make in our sex life.