THE DOCTOR IS IN Healthy Pleasures
Prevention US|October 2022
A doctor's guide to vibrators and reasons they're good for your sexual well-being
LAUREN STREICHER, M.D.
THE DOCTOR IS IN Healthy Pleasures

Why would a doctor W recommend a vibrator? Well, first, there's interesting history behind physicians' shifting views of these sex toys: In the early 1900s, doctors used electric vibrators in their offices to elicit orgasm as a standard treatment for "hysteria." Their female patients (who never seemed to get cured!) would dutifully go for weekly "treatments." But by the 1970s, some doctors cautioned that women who used them were at risk of becoming "vibrator dependent."

Esta historia es de la edición October 2022 de Prevention US.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.

Esta historia es de la edición October 2022 de Prevention US.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE PREVENTION USVer todo
The Hormone Specialist
Prevention US

The Hormone Specialist

Here's what an endocrinologist wants you to know about diabetes, weight, and more.

time-read
2 minutos  |
June 2024
are you swiping right?
Prevention US

are you swiping right?

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DATE AFTER 50 AND HOW TO ACTUALLY MEET SOMEONE GREAT

time-read
7 minutos  |
June 2024
NATURAL FIXES Migraine Management
Prevention US

NATURAL FIXES Migraine Management

Try these holistic remedies for frequent headaches.

time-read
2 minutos  |
June 2024
5 MYTHS ABOUT PET HEALTH
Prevention US

5 MYTHS ABOUT PET HEALTH

Many of us fret more about our furry family members' well-being than about our own. That's all the more reason to clear up fuzzy thinking.

time-read
3 minutos  |
June 2024
EAT for better skin
Prevention US

EAT for better skin

YOU CAN HAVE A PERFECTLY CURATED SKINCARE LINEUP and still feel as if you're missing a piece of the healthy-skin puzzle.

time-read
2 minutos  |
June 2024
Beauty TOOLS and TECH
Prevention US

Beauty TOOLS and TECH

If you don't like the look and feel of peach fuzz on your face, dermaplaning may be a solution.

time-read
2 minutos  |
June 2024
Craft your perfect SKINCARE ROUTINE
Prevention US

Craft your perfect SKINCARE ROUTINE

Applying products in the wrong sequence can diminish efficacy and therefore results, because of either the texture or the ingredients.

time-read
4 minutos  |
June 2024
Let's Talk About WRINKLES
Prevention US

Let's Talk About WRINKLES

I've kept that video handy these last 12 years because it is hilarious, but also as a reminder: Caring more than fleetingly about my wrinkles (and gray hair and menobod) feels out of sync with my values.

time-read
2 minutos  |
June 2024
Common SKIN CONCERNS, solved
Prevention US

Common SKIN CONCERNS, solved

Eczema is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that cause dry, itchy skin

time-read
3 minutos  |
June 2024
The Skin You LIVE IN
Prevention US

The Skin You LIVE IN

Along with your hair, nails, and sweat glands, your skin is part of your integumentary system, the protective outer layer of the body.

time-read
3 minutos  |
June 2024