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Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Jan-2026 06:08:24 JST Today I learned

TIL that in the 1800 and early 1900s, women diagnosed with hysteria were sometimes treated by doctors using pelvic massage to induce a “hysterical paroxysm,” essentially an orgasm, which was believed to relieve their symptoms.
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/medical-vibrators-treatment-female-hysteria
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