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The electrically powered vibrator was introduced by K. Stinner in the eighties of the XIX century to cure what was then called "congestion of the genitalia" and "female hysteria". Their symptoms were malaise, sleep disorders, anxiety, irritation etc. For a long time, doctors had been treating females for these illnesses by performing what we in the XXI century would recognize as masturbation. They stimulated women's genital area manually until they climaxed, or as it used to be called "hysterical paroxysm". Hysteria was not a serious medical condition, yet, it required regular treatment. Pelvic stimulation was hard for doctors to master, and it took hours before "hysterical paroxysm" was achieved. The introduction of the electrically powered vibrator made it possible to get the result in a mater of minutes.
With the widespread of electrically powered vibrators, women sick with hysteria started using them for self-treatment in private, which made the vibrator one of the most needed products.
Doctors, nonetheless, were reluctant to agree that female hysteria resulted from sexual dissatisfaction and the vibrator was aimed at compensating for the insufficiency of physical excitement.
The first who explained the causes of hysteria and called it a pseudo-illness was Sigmund Freud. He introduced the term "libido" and demonstrated the function of inborn instincts in the life of every person.
Nowadays the vibrator is regarded as a powerful device for a woman learning to climax or to do it quickly and relatively easy. Most females who use it do not find it a substitute for the penis. Quite the contrary, they introduce the vibrator into their sex life to experience a multiple orgasm or have it faster with sexual partners. Vibrators are known for enhancing female libido and sensitivity.
However, there have been several examples when because of the undue usage of the vibrator women desensitized nerve endings of the genitals, which made further use of the vibrator obligatory to get sexual gratification. Women become addicted to vibrator stimulation and cannot have an orgasm during lovemaking with a man. Thus, the vibrator should be used reasonably as a useful aid. |
