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Cases of Masturbation (Masturbatic Insanity)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 February 2018
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* The statement of A. Jacobi, “American Journal of Obstetrics,” Feb. and June, 1876, that masturbation is practised by very young children, was, I think, a surprise to many physicians. I am, however, not only able to confirm it, but to add a more remarkable observation than any I have yet found recorded. I was consulted regarding peculiar grimaces and movements in a male infant eight months old. I witnessed a so-called “seizure,” and found that it was nothing but an act of self-abuse, performed by femoral friction, and accompanied by passionate facial distortion. Scarcely a waking hour passed without an attempt. A cure was easily effected.Google Scholar
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* I have also observed one marked exception to the above. A girl of seventeen, who was brought to me suffering from this same psychosis, was married before her entire recovery. The orgasm recurred from six to ten times during coitus, and she again sought medical advice in consequence of the weakening effect of this.Google Scholar
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‡ Borderland cases, and such with obscure antecedents, or seen but once, are excluded from this table. The female cases are discussed elsewhere.Google Scholar
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