"I will come for the benefit of the sick".

The prohibition against sexual contact between a physician and a patient is well established and is embodied in the oath taken by all physicians, the Hippocratic Oath. The reason for this proscription is the awareness of the adverse effects of such conduct on patients. The report of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association indicates that most researchers now agree that the effects of physician-patient sexual contact are almost always negative or damaging to the patient. Patients are often left feeling humiliated, mistreated, or exploited.