Female Hysteria

Female hysteria is the now mostly discredited belief that many of the behaviors which men found annoying were caused by horniness or randyness if you prefer that word. The word Hysteria may have originated to refer to what was known at the time as wandering womb syndrome. One of the accepted treatments for female hysteria was medically induced hysterical paroxysm (yes, they actually induced orgasm to treat it).

Belief in Female hysteria persisted well into the 20th century.

We owe such things as the vibrator and fainting couch (a piece of furniture designed for the paroxysm inducing treatment by a visiting Doctor). Yes, Doctors used to make house calls, I guess we know now why they stopped.