Mrs J. Record of a most severe vaginismus

The tenth in a series of 10 reel to reel tape recordings of Joan Malleson's pioneering work in sex therapy and councilling from c. early 1950's. Malleson worked in ALRA and then FPA / North Kensington Clinic. Although none of the participants on the recordings are named, some details have been hand-written onto the reel to reel tape boxes. For this particular tape, the hand-written note reads: 'Mrs. J. Record of a most severe vaginismus sent by a surgeon. She could not bear to be approached: she dislikes sexuality, fears men and childbearing. With the utmost courage she had managed to consummate but she still has acute anxiety. Oddly enough there is no relevant history. This courage was doubtful in its success: this is her 4th interview. Later she became so sleepless, so exhausted that I referred her to a psychiatrist. See PP/MAL/10a for a digitised copy of this recording.

c.1950s

1 audio reel 1/4" open reel

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