I am not a historian or history buff, so this is some anecdotal stuff that might help in your research. in brazil (and I believe other Latin cultures) there's a practice called "the husband's stitch" and it is exactly what I sounds like. the dr will do one or more stitches than needed after episiotomy or perineal tear, in order to make sex more pleasurable for the husband's, completely disregarding the woman's comfort and safety. a lot of people who had this done report extreme pain and sometimes can't have penetrative sex at all afterwards
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Reply to A question on the history of perineal stitches after giving birth by Endorion
I am not a historian or history buff, so this is some anecdotal stuff that might help in your research. in brazil (and I believe other Latin cultures) there's a practice called "the husband's stitch" and it is exactly what I sounds like. the dr will do one or more stitches than needed after episiotomy or perineal tear, in order to make sex more pleasurable for the husband's, completely disregarding the woman's comfort and safety. a lot of people who had this done report extreme pain and sometimes can't have penetrative sex at all afterwards