Onania; or, the heinous sin of self-pollution, and all its frightful consequences, in both sexes, consider'd. With spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injur'd themselves by this abominable practice : to which are added, divers remarkable letters from such offenders ... as also letters from eminent divines, in answer to a case of conscience ... as likewise a letter from a lady ... and another from a married-man ... and two more from two several young gentlemen ... and another surprizing one, from a young married lady, who by this detestable practice became barren and diseas'd.

Date:
1722
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Credit: Onania; or, the heinous sin of self-pollution, and all its frightful consequences, in both sexes, consider'd. With spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injur'd themselves by this abominable practice : to which are added, divers remarkable letters from such offenders ... as also letters from eminent divines, in answer to a case of conscience ... as likewise a letter from a lady ... and another from a married-man ... and two more from two several young gentlemen ... and another surprizing one, from a young married lady, who by this detestable practice became barren and diseas'd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    very little or no Pleafiire in the Adt, which I am thinking may be as much as any thing, the Reafon I can have no Children, but I have a good Stomach, and Sleep well, but it is ftrange that I that ufed to be Ci amorous, and indeed fo exceffively delirous of Con¬ verting with my firft Husband, fhould have no Incli¬ nations that way at all to this Husband, whom I Love as my Life. Sir, pray Advife me for the beft, and whatever the Charge is, I will gladly pay it, and you fball find me very liberal, betides paying for vour Medicines. Pleafe to direct your Letter for Mrs. E. O. SIR, your rnojl humble Servant. i . ■ * 1 ADVIS’D this Lady, by her Midwife, whom I talk’d with about her, to take of the Tjnclure, and Powder, recommended in this Book, at proper di- ftances •, and alfo to follow fome of the other Methods directed to, which the carefully obferv’d, and ftill con¬ tinues to perfift in and is thereby become to much a- mended, that there are hopes of a thorough recovery, notwithftanding the Severity of her weaknefs, &c„ which was at firft fo extraordinary, that I defpair’d of it, and accordingly gave her but very little Encourage¬ ment to expedt it. I Thought here to have difmifs’d the Reader, but confider’d it might be necelTary to obferve, that what has been faid in Pag. 16, 17, and 24, to be theConfe- quences of Self-Pollution, in Women, is a great deal made good in the Cafe of the above Letter ^ and it is too juftly to be fear’d, there are many Cafes of the like kind, and from the fame Caufe, however in- duftrioufly they are conceaVd, even from thofe they ap;