The mechanics of female sexual performance in the 16th century.

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  • Lesley Smith
چکیده

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2009: 35(2) The pleasure principle Cleopatra, Salome and Casanova are names that remind us that history is full of sexual passion and desire. Power, beauty and money have all had their part to play in making an individual much more attractive. In the case of the Venetian Casanova it was his sexual skills as a lover that gave his reputation such force: it is said no woman could resist him. Two centuries earlier, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, people took great interest in the ability to provide sexual satisfaction for both men and women. For some, the very idea that our ancestors were even interested in the coital pleasures of women seems unlikely as society appeared to be only set out for the serving of male needs. In truth, orgasm during copulation for both the man and woman was considered absolutely essential for conception to take place on the basis of a belief in dual ejaculation. This belief was entrenched in medical and midwifery practices based on the interpretation of the ancient medical philosophers such as Hippocrates and Galen.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of family planning and reproductive health care

دوره 35 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009