Behind this clandestine consumption lies the long-standing stigma surrounding the sexual needs of the elderly. Even worse, one elderly man, hospitalized after a severe reaction to aphrodisiacs, pleaded with the doctor upon waking, "Don't tell my children why I'm in the hospital," and cried, saying, "I'm so worried people will say I'm 'immoral'." The sex doll torso, which should be a tool to address loneliness among the elderly, is forced into the shadows due to societal prejudice.
