A Warning to the Curious: ‘The Fatal Consequences of Masturbation’ from 1830 – Flashbak

Let’s follow the Science…. Once-upon-a-time, Scientists and Physicians believed masturbation was a “heinous sin” of “self-pollution” which led to madness, disease, and an early death. In 1716, Doctor Balthazar Bekker published a medical pamphlet entitled Onania which warned the reader masturbation caused: Disturbances of the stomach and digestion, loss of appetite or ravenous hunger, vomiting, … Continue reading “A Warning to the Curious: ‘The Fatal Consequences of Masturbation’ from 1830”

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