There Was a Time When Doctors Took the Place Husbands in the Bedroom
During the Victorian era, women who had anxiety, mood swings, and depression were sent by their husbands to the doctor, who diagnosed them with a disease called ′′ hysteria." Their treatment was based on a ′′ pelvic massage ′′ with the purpose of achieving hysterical paroxysm, now known as orgasm.... Sign in to see full entry.