Gruesome medical devices!

10th March 2009

The above picture is that of a “Jugum penis”

This device was intended as a treatment for “nocturnal incontinence” and to prevent masturbation. It was designed to deter nighttime emissions by causing enough pain to waken the sleeper if an erection threatened.

If this doesn’t give you nightmares, what about this one?

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To find out more about this and a total of 12 gruesome “medical devices” of the past, go see the Gallery from New Scientist

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