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Orgasm 101
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the December 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
 

Funny, we're suddenly feeling...a bit...hysterical

From ancient Greece to Freud's time, doctors stimulated orgasms in women via "medical massage" to treat the catchall female ailment known as hysteria. In the late 1800s, the vibrator was designed for the same purpose.
Printed from Oprah.com on Sunday, May 19, 2013
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