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Article Evaluation (Female Hysteria)
I plan on improving this article by adding more detail to the article. Right now it is short and sweet, but not very full. It is definitely a good outline to start with though for sure.

Donavon Baldwins Peer Review
Hey Polksteph. This article like you said, is a start, but very little is presented. Things that could be added would be the wondering womb, diagnosis of Hysteria, the asylums they sent women to and their conditions. You can find quite a bit of information about the DSM-4 and the DSM-5 in terms of historical reference. You could elaborate on the "catch all" idea, being that it was the number one diagnosis for women for almost all of existence throughout all cultures. You could explain that most of the ideas behind hysteria revolved around child bearing and lack or abundance of sex with a man. in the Decline area you could explain further how psychotherapists concluded that not only it being no longer recognized, but never even existed. You could even add a whole section about religion and how that played a role in the diagnosis of women. Good luck, lots of areas to expand upon. Balddwin (talk) 03:28, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Response to Donavon's Peer Review
Thank you Donavon for your ideas. I will be looking into theses suggestions more thoroughly. I don't want to go into too much more detail on the wandering womb because it already has its own Wikipedia page. I also have gone through and analyzed the current text finally (I work two jobs so I haven't had as much time as I would have liked to be able to sit down and break it down like I would like to, but ya know have to pay the bills) and have some gramatical and wording edits that I am going to make as well. Thank you again!Polksteph (talk) 00:48, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Current
"Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis, reserved exclusively for women, that is no longer recognized by medical authorities as a medical disorder. Its diagnosis and treatment were routine for hundreds of years in Western Europe.[1] Hysteria of both men and women was widely discussed in the medical literature of the 19th century. Women considered to have had it exhibited a wide array of symptoms, including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention, heaviness in the abdomen, shortness of breath, irritability, loss of appetite for food or sex, and a "tendency to cause trouble".[1]

In extreme cases, the woman may have been forced to enter an insane asylum or to have undergone surgical hysterectomy.[2]"

My Change
Female Hysteria was once a common diagnosis, reserved exclusively for women, that is no longer used by medical professionals. Its symptoms included: faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention, heaviness in the abdomen, shortness of breath, irritability, loss of appetite (for both food and sex), and a "tendency to cause trouble." [1] There were routine treatments for the diagnosis of female hysteria for hundreds of years in Western Europe[1], and it was widely discussed in the medical history of the 19th century. Extreme cases of Female Hysteria were treated by sending the women to insane asylums or forcing them to have a hysterectomy. [2]

My Edit
Section entitled Early History will stay, but there will be subheadings: Egypt, Greece, Rome, The Middle Ages, Renaissance, Modern Age, and Contemporary Age. We will be rid of the 19th Century heading as it will be covered in the other sections. For info on these sections use website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480686/ *already cited on page.

Current
Another cause was thought to be the retention of a supposed female semen, thought to have mingled with male semen during intercourse. The female semen was believed to have been stored in the womb. Hysteria was referred to as "the widow's disease", because the female semen was believed to turn venomous if not released through regular climax or intercourse.[5] Other than participating in sexual intercourse, it was thought that women could position the uterus back into place with fumigation of both the face and genitals. Fumigating the body with special fragrances would supposedly place the uterus into its natural spot in the female body.[3]

My Edit (info may change with new source)
Female hysteria was sometimes referred to as "The Widow's Disease." This was because it was believed that women produced semen and stored it in their womb to be mixed with male semen during intercourse. It was believed that if the female semen was not released through regular climax, or intercourse, then it would turn venomous and cause hysteria. [5] Another early ideology surrounding Female Hysteria is fumigating.