Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology

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As Anna drove her car toward home she thought about the events, which had led her to the doctors office that very day. It had started about a month ago with first wet bed sense she was a toddler. She was upset but was dry the next two nights and put it out of her mind. Then it happened again.

Another way to stop those annoying “night-time emissions” and “self-abuse” was the Bowen device, which consisted of a metal penis cap attached to small cables to be clamped onto pubic hair. If the man had an erection, the device would pull on the pubic hair, causing him pain.

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An honest and/or brave man might confess to dabbling in the occasional sport of self-love. This confession would undoubtedly unleash a diagnosis of “spermatorrhoea”— a so-called “illness” that sparked an influx of anti-masturbation devices that looked exactly like penis torture chambers.

https://www.issm.info/sexual-health-headlines/study-explores-personality-and-bdsm-roles?highlight=WyJiZHNtIl0= According to Dr Woolf, the word spermatorrhoea was originally coined by French physician Claude-Francoise Lallemard to describe involuntary seminal loss, usually via “nocturnal emissions” (again, wet dreams!) It was basically the word for the male version of female “hysteria”. The symptoms, according to physician John Skelton, included loss of one’s confidence, becoming fretful, loss of dignity, being generally disagreeable and somewhat of a hypochondriac. Dr Woolf tells us the story of a man named George Drysdale (1824-1904) who captures the true fear young men felt about masturbation.Invented 139 years ago this month, the jugum penis was designed to stop “night-time emissions” (wet dreams) with the idea that if you got an erection in your sleep, the device would cause you so much pain it would wake you up. White torture is all too familiar for Amir Abbas Fakhravar, who is said to be the first person to be tortured this way by the Iranian government. According to Amnesty International, “the cells had no windows, and everything was entirely colored creamy white. The meal was white rice on a white paper plate. If he wanted to use the toilet, he had to put a white slip of paper under the door of the cell to alert guards who reportedly had footwear designed to muffle any sound. Fakhravar was forbidden to talk to anyone.” Interesting note: We still see this today when we read about coaches insisting athletes abstain from sex to preserve their energy. A 2021 systematic review notes that BDSM interactions are complex, and several psychological, social, and biological processes can influence this sexual behavior.

Leather Bondage Restraints, BDSM Ankle and Wrist Cuffs, BDSM Restraints, Bed Restraints, Bondages for womenVictorian physician Albert Haye, who wrote The Science of Life, described spermatorrhoea as “the most dire, excruciating and deadly maladies to which the human frame is subject”. A 2019 systematic scoping review suggests that it allows people to assert dominance by giving them total control and power over the situation. Similarly, a 2020 study notes that many practitioners find the giving, taking, and exchanging of power to be sexually arousing. Bondage body harness restraints, Leather BDSM harness lingerie, Submissive Clothing, harness, BDSM restraint People practicing bondage sex may be at risk of physical injuries. In a 2016 study, more than 70% of participants report at least one accident from performing a BDSM practice, with hematoma being the most common injury. The study adds that injuries are more common in those who use drugs while performing BDSM sex.