“Hysteria, in its colloquial use, describes unmanageable emotional excesses. Female hysteria was a once-common medical diagnosis. Women considered to be suffering from it exhibited a wide array of symptoms, including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, muscle spasm, shortness of breath, irritability, loss of appetite for food or sex, and 'a tendency to cause trouble'. Typical treatment was massage of the patient's genitalia by the physician and, later, by vibrators or water sprays to cause orgasm. In extreme cases, the woman might be forced to enter an insane asylum or to undergo surgical hysterectomy.” ― (from Wikipedia)