So have women been treated for hysteria with vibrators?
About ten years ago, thanks to a book by Rachel Maines called Orgasm Tech, the world began to believe the exciting and scandalous story that vibrators had become a common treatment for hysteria in the past. A story that seemed to be based on rigorous scientific research turned out to be false?
In short, Maines claimed in her book that doctors once used vibrators as a therapeutic tool for women diagnosed with hysteria. She claimed that “pelvic massage” leading to “hysterical fits” (or, as we know it, orgasm) was “an integral part of medical practice” in Victorian times. She goes on to claim that doctors have started performing this task using vibrators because it is a more effective way of stimulating women than a manual one.
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Treatment of hysteria in the 19th century, treatment of hysterical personality disorder with folk remedies
Their analysis shows that many of the sources Maines cites to support his claims are either misunderstood or distorted.
Lieberman and Schatzberg conclude that this is a lesson about how easily liars can infiltrate scientific works and popular culture.
