Jennifer Evans, "Men's Sexual Health in Early Modern England" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)
How did men cope with sexual health issues in early modern England? In\xa0Men's Sexual Health in Early Modern England\xa0(Amsterdam University Press, 2023), Dr. Jennifer Evans presents a vivid history that investigates how sexual, reproductive, and genitourinary conditions were understood between 1580 and 1740. Drawing on medical sources and personal testimonies, it reveals how men responded to bouts of ill health and their relationships with the medical practitioners tasked with curing them. In doing so, this study restores men\u2019s health to medical histories of reproduction, demonstrating how men\u2019s sexual self-identity was tied to their health.\nCharting genitourinary conditions across the life cycle, the book illustrates how fertility and potency were key to medical understandings of men\u2019s health. Men utilised networks of care to help them with ostensibly embarrassing and shameful conditions like hernias, venereal disease, bladder stones, and testicular injuries. The book thus offers a historical voice to modern calls for men to be alert to, and open about, their own bodily health.\nThis interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose\xa0forthcoming book\xa0focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies