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Helen King, The Conversation

The painful history of speculum and why it’s still feared by women

The invasiveness of the medical device is at the centre of its fairly horrific history.

Helen King, The Conversation
· Jan 15, 2023 · 07:30 pm
The obscure history of the 'virgin's disease' that could be cured with sex

There was a time when virginity was a disease, and sex (preferably marital) was the only lasting solution.

Helen King, The Conversation
· Jan 10, 2016 · 06:30 pm