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Mention vibrators, and most people think of women's sexual pleasure. But that was the furthest thing from the minds of the male doctors who invented vibrators more than a century ago. They were more interested in a labor-saving device to spare their own hands the fatigue caused by treating "female hysteria." This condition involved a number of vague, chronic complaints in adult women, including: anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability, nervousness, erotic fantasies, and moisture inside the vagina. Female hysteria was actually women's sexual frustration. The history of vibrators is a strange tale that provides insights into both the history of sex toys, and cultural notions about women's sexuality.

Until the 20th century, American and European men believed that women were incapable of sexual desire and pleasure. Women of that era basically concurred. They were socialized to believe that "ladies" had no sex drive, and were merely passive receptacles for men's unbridled lust, which they had to endure to hang on to their husbands and have children. Not surprisingly, these beliefs led to a great deal of sexual frustration on the part of women.

Over the centuries, doctors prescribed various remedies for hysteria (named for the Greek for "uterus"). In the 13th century, physicians advised women to use dildos. In the 16th century, they told married hysterics to encourage the lust of their husbands. Unfortunately, that probably didn't help too many wives, because modern sexuality research clearly shows that most women rarely experience orgasm from intercourse, but need direct clitoral stimulation. For hysteria unrelieved by husbandly lust, and for widows, and single and unhappily married women, doctors advised horseback riding, which, in some cases, provided enough clitoral stimulation to trigger orgasm. Vibrators

But many women found little relief from horseback riding, and by the 17th century, Vibrators were less of an option because the arbiters of decency had succeeded in demonizing masturbation as "self-abuse." Fortunately, an acceptable, reliable treatment emerged: having a doctor or midwife "massage the genitalia with one finger inside, using oil of lilies or crocus" as a lubricant. With enough genital massage, hysterical women could experience sudden, dramatic relief through "paroxysm," which virtually no medical authority called orgasm, because, of course, everyone knew that women did not have sexual feelings, so they could not possibly experience sexual climax.

By the 19th century, physician-assisted paroxysm was firmly entrenched in Europe and the U.S. It was a godsend for many doctors. At that time, the public viewed physicians with tremendous distrust. Most doctors had little or no scientific training, and they had few treatments that worked. But thanks to genital massage, hysteria was a condition doctors could treat with great success. This produced large numbers of grateful women, who returned faithfully and regularly, eager to pay for additional treatment.

But treating hysteria also had a downside for doctors— tired fingers from all that massage. Nineteenth-century medical journals lamented that many hysterics taxed their doctors' stamina. Physicians complained of having trouble maintaining therapeutic massage long enough to produce the desired result. (For a look at 19th century treatment of female hysteria, see the film, The Road to Wellville.)

Necessity being the mother of invention, physicians began experimenting with mechanical substitutes for their hands. They tried a number of genital massage contraptions, among them water-driven devices (the forerunners of today's shower massagers), and steam-driven pumping vibrators. But these machines were cumbersome, messy, often unreliable, and sometimes dangerous.

In the late 19th century, electricity became available for home use and the first electric appliances were invented: the sewing machine, the electric fan, and the toaster. These were followed soon after, around 1880, by the electromechanical vibrators patented by an enterprising British physician, Dr. Joseph Mortimer Granville. Electric Vibrators were invented more than a decade before the vacuum cleaner and the electric iron.

Electric vibrators were an immediate hit. They produced paroxysm quickly, safely, reliably, and inexpensively—and as often as women might desire it. By the dawn of the 20th century, doctors had lost their monopoly on Vibrators and hysteria treatment as women began buying the devices themselves. Advertisements appearing in such magazines as "Women's Home Companion," "Needlecraft," and the Amazon.com of that era, the "Sears & Roebuck Catalogue" ("...such a delightful companion....all the pleasures of youth...will throb within you....").

Electricity gave women vibrators, but ironically, within a few decades, electricity almost took the devices away from them. With the invention of motion pictures, vibrators started turning up in pornography and gained an unsavory reputation. By the 1920s, they had become socially unacceptable. Vibrator ads disappeared from the consumer media. From the late 1920s and well into the 1970s, they were difficult to find.

But some inventions are so useful that they survive despite attempts at suppression. Today, an estimated 25 percent of women ownvibrators, and 10 percent of American couples use them in partner sex. Just think, we owe the world's most popular sex toy to physicians' fatigued fingers.

For more on the history of Vibrators, read "The Technology of Orgasm: 'Hysteria,' The Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction," by Rachel Maines (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999).

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The electrically-powered vibrator was invented in the 1880s by doctors, who had been ostensibly treating women for "hysteria" and "female hysteria" for centuries by performing what we would now recognise as masturbating those women to orgasm. At the time, however, not only did doctors regard the "vulvular stimulation" required as having nothing to do with sex, they reportedly found it time-consuming and hard work. The vibrator got the job done more quickly and without such efforts, and as such was extremely popular with doctors. Home version Vibrators began to appear soon after and became equally popular, with adverts in places like Needlecraft, Woman's Home Companion, Modern Priscilla and the Sears, Roebuck catalog. These disappeared in the 1920s, apparently because their appearance in pornography made it no longer tenable for polite society to avoid the sexual connotations of the devices.

Vibrators In their more common guise as "body massagers", millions of vibrator have been sold to both men and women. Some of the purchasers never use their purchases for anything other than relief from muscular tension or aches and pains. However, many people who purchase vibrators marketed as "body massagers" -- and, presumably, most people who purchase vibrators marketed as adult toys -- use them to attain sexual release, primarily in masturbation, a form of autoeroticism. Vibrators are also used by couples as an enhancement to the pleasure of one or both partners, and are often recommended by sex therapists to women who have difficulty reaching orgasm by other means.

Although many women who use Vibrators express concern over "vibrator addiction", the inability to achieve orgasm without the use of a vibrator, it must be stressed that this effect is entirely psychological; even long term Vibrators use does not lead to any decrease in sensitivity of the sexual nervous system[citation needed].

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The sale of vibrators and similar "novelty items" is forbidden in several states in the southern USA. In the state of Texas, the sale of devices for sexual stimulation such as Vibrators and dildos is technically illegal, but many stores will sell such items provided that the customer sign a statement that the device will be used only for educational purposes.

Types of erotic vibrators

A "G-Spot" Vibrator

An enomous range of vibrators exist, falling into several broad categories:

• Clitoral - Often sold as "back massagers", these are powerful vibrators such as the Hitachi Magic Wand or the Acuvibe.
• Dildo-shaped - Approximately penis shaped, can be made of plastic, silicone or latex.
• Waterproof - Can be used under water.
• Jackrabbit - Two pronged for stimulation of both the vagina and the clitoris.
• G-spot - Similar to the traditional vibrator but with a curve and often a soft jelly like coating. The curve makes it easier to use to stimulate the g-spot or prostate.

An egg shaped vibrator with remote control

• Egg - Egg shaped vibrator which can be used for stimulation of the clitoris or insertion into the vagina or anus
• Pocket rocket - Shaped like a cylinder, one of its ends has some vibrating bulges. It is meant to stimulate the clitoris or nipples, not for vaginal insertion.
• "Undercover" vibrators - see ducky above; vibrators discreetly shaped as every-day objects, such as lipstick tubes, cell phones, or art pieces.

Most Vibrators use internal batteries, but some of them have a power cord and must be plugged into a wall power socket to work.

Rabbit Vibrator

The Rabbit Vibrator sometimes called 'Jessica Rabbit' or 'The Jack Rabbit Vibrator' or the 'Rabbit Pearl' is probably the most famous vibrator in the world. Immortalised in 'Sex and the City' and later made infamous when recalled by ann summers amid a safety scare, there can't be many people who haven't heard of the big bunny eared vibrator. Now declared safe once again the Rabbit vibrator is one of our best selling technical Vibrators. With it's multi-speed moving pearl stimulation, multiple vibrators and the famous rabbit clitoral stimulator it's a real hit. That coupled with a reasonable price affordable to most make this the most famous vibrator in the world.

Most Advanced Rabbit Vibrator

The most Advanced Rabbit vibratoryet. The world famous Rabbit gets a high-tech makeover and boy are the results good! The plastic pearls in the shaft have been replaced by 3 rows each with 6 metal beads that spin at 6 different speeds, and the ultra soft rabbit head vibrates in 7 different modes!

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The first mechanical vibrators were invented in the 1880's by a British physician as a way to more quickly and effectively perform a "therapeuticmassage." Starting in the first century A.D., doctors manually massaged women to orgasm in hopes of purging them of a mysterious illness. Vibrators were invented as a way to get the job done more quickly therefore allowing the doctor time to see more patients. What, you must ask, were esteemed physicians doing with their vibrators? The vibrator was treating hysteria, the most common health complaint among women of the day.

While the existence of hysteria as a disease was debunked in the 1950¹s, medical experts from the time of Hippocrates up to the 20thcentury believed that hysteria expressed the wombs revolt against sexual deprivation. A woman's display of mental or emotional distress was a clear indication of her need for sexual release. Genital massage was a standard treatment for hysteria; its objective was to induce an orgasm in the patient. Obviously such treatment demanded both manual dexterity and a fair amount of time, so turn of the century physicians were delighted with the efficiency, convenience and reliability of portable Vibrators. Today, vibrators are status implements for most young educated women who consider themselves wise in the ways of the world. vibrators are just a part of the urban landscape, and a good boyfriend is one who sensitively buys you a vibrator for Valentine's Day. vibrators are possibly the most potent symbol there is of womens sexual agency.

The possession of a Vibrators. Today, vibrators are tells the world that not only are you comfortable with your own peculiarly female sexuality, but that you are able to give yourself sexual satisfaction that you aren’t waiting for a man to decide to send you into paroxysms of ecstasy.

so go on treat yourself to a Vibrator today. Vibrators, hard to know which one to choose, over the last 5 years the adult toy market has truly flourished, this is due to the change in times and sex shopping becoming so much more acceptable. Now there are many different Vibrators, enabling you to be pleasured in different kinds of ways, but does anyone really know how to use a vibrator, properly?

Vibrators, don’t tend to come with an instruction booklet for optimum use, so hope fully this article will help you understand how to get the most from your vibrator, sex toy.

Vibrators, come in all different shapes and sizes and some designed to specifically stimulate certain areas of our body’s. Vibrators, are great toys for both men and women, they can be used by both sexes to achive hours of pleasure.

Vibrators, can be used in many different ways, the different uses of a vibrator, really lies within your own imagination, the best way of using a vibrator, is to be creative, keep experimenting and let your imagination guide you. Here are some good tips to help you and your vibrator, on your way to hours of pleasure.

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One of the most important factors when using a Vibrators, in a intimate sexual experience is lubrication, and pleanty of it. Water based lubricants are the great for achieving comfort and the slippery feel, with modern materials vibrators, tend to be very smooth, but good lubrication is always well advised. When using a Silicone vibrator, you must not use a silicone lubricant as it can run the vibrator, . We only stock water based lubricants so use them..

Lets Face it if I mention Rabbit Vibrators you know what I am talking about and needs little introduction but few realise the workings behind this rabbit sex toys.

A Rabbit Vibrators is essentially a standard vibrator. But don’t be confused as there is one essential ingredient to rabbit vibrators which will be explained later. A rabbit vibrator has a few extra features. The rabbit vibrators is designed especially for the needs of the woman not only for solo stimulation but to enhance lovemaking between couples. Rabbit vibrators truly shine as one of the best sex toys for women.

Over the years Rabbit Vibrators having been giving names as they have progressed. For example The Rabbit, Bunny Rabbit, Pearl Rabbit. Essentially these sex toys are all the same with the exception of variation of colour changes. rabbit vibrators usually have a rotating or gyrating head. Most new Rabbit vibrators can rotate both clock-wise and counter clockwise with a controller for the speed. The head is most often shaped like a penis to give a realistic feeling but can be found with a curved end for maximum g-spot stimulation.

The majority rabbit vibrators have small plastic or metal beads incased in the shaft that vibrates or rotates at varying speeds and directions which can intensify at a touch of a button. These beads serve to enhance the sensation of an orgasm much like a ribbed condom. When the muscles of the vaginal wall contract around these vibrating or rotating beads during an orgasm, the beads provide extra sensations. The beads are found only on a Rabbit vibrators and are one of the features that make is so popular.

The second and if not most important feature of a rabbit sex toy is the rabbit ears hence the name Rabbit Vibrators These ears are shaped much like the ears of rabbit which in turn vibrates and stimulates the clitoral stimulation as they come into direct contact with the clitoris.

When shopping for rabbit vibrators/b>. look for variable vibrating speeds and rotations which can easily be controlled either by a fixed handle or a remote control unit. Rabbit vibrators are a tried and proven sex toy which was unanimously chosen as the "best vibrator" out of 40 different vibrators on Playboy TV's "Sexcetera" and was selected as the "best vibrator" on a radio station in New York City when pitted against the Hitachi Magic Wand.