18th and. 19th century treatment for female hysteria

Has anyone thought about a retro play exam? A female patient could enter the exam room after being diagnosed with hysteria. She would undress from the waist down and undergo an examination of her genitals. Her vulva and clitoris would be manipulated until hysterical paroxysm (orgasm) occurs. If this procedure were to fail or take too long a vibrator would be employed. An antique exam table would enhance the experience. After paroxysm one would be declared cured.

Electro shoks were the most common therapy and forced orgasm when bounded, the sexist doctors were happy to revive their fantasies.

I may have just not read enough, but I’d never heard of any type of electric shock treatments for this. I’d always read that the reason vibrators were invented was to “treat“ female “hysteria“ with orgasms.

Eric

Vibrators were mechanical and were invented to ease the pressure on the doctors hands arms. ECT (electro convulsive treatment) was applied to the head while the body was tightly encased in wet sheets to prevent arms and legs flailing about. The other form of treatment was for the patient to be hosed down with a high pressure water supply aimed at the genitalia. Yes the doctors did have a way to enjoy the pain of others.

Oh hell yeah! I love this. Costumes needed.

Friends, PLEASE do not get creative with the pressure washer in the garage. That is all. 😂

The other form of treatment was for the patient to be hosed down with a high pressure water supply aimed at the genitalia.

I recently read an article in “The Atlantic” that said they story about vitorian era doctors masturbating female patients to relieve hysteria, and the theory that the vibrator was invented because doctors didnt have enough time to masturabte all of the patients that wanted it, is not historically true. The article says that it all came from a university paper--I think it was someones master thesis--that made all these claims. At the time it was published, in the 1960's i believe, other researchers published papers saying it was a ficticious paper. They said that the references the author claimed were documentation of the practice were bogus. Either not really links to references at all or they were references but they did not say what the author claimed they said. At the time these second researchers said that there is no historical reference to the practice at all. It was just urban legend until this woman put it in her scientific paper.

Acording to The Atlantic article the aurhor backed down on the claims when interviewed about the false claims.

It was sad to read. i love this fantasy.

@speculator

The scene you describe was acted out in the movie The Road to Wellville