The Technology of Orgasm Hysteria, the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction |
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| Author:
| Maines, Rachel P. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5941-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of ''hysteria,'' an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries relied on midwives. Later, they substituted the ......
From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of ''hysteria,'' an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries relied on midwives. Later, they substituted the ......