The Most Bizarre Medical Tools from Back in the Day

Spermatorrhoea Ring

This device is… horrifying. It was most popular in the 1890s to stop the “ungodly thing” that happened to men… The male organ was placed in the inner ring, and the teeth would be tightened until it was as close as it could be without actually touching it. It was similar to a chastity belt, but much more violent.

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