The past of the medical profession has some albatrosses scattered
             throughout its revered history. This report focuses on two of those not so
             bright beginnings. The report attempts to provide an insight into how the
             nineteenth century's medical and scientific communities used scientific
             discrimination techniques such as the theories about female sexuality and
             race. Although the report is not a full review of the two assigned journal
             articles, they were the source for answer the assigned questions concerning
             nineteenth century medical philosophies. Each article presented historical
             accounts of the opinions of professionals at the time. The opinions were
             degrading to both the female gender and to men and women of different races
             such as the Irish and Blacks of England.
             The first article presented historical accounts about female
             nymphomania and male Satyriasis. The definition of nymphomania in the
             nineteenth century was very different from what we know as nymphomania
             today. "In the nineteenth century, however, nymphomania was believed to be
             a specific organic disease, classifiable, with an assumed set of symptoms,
             causes, and treatments. Like alcoholism, kleptomania, and pyromania -
             diseases that were identified in the mid-nineteenth century - a diagnosis
             of nymphomania was based on exhibited behavior. "Excessive" female sexual
             desire is, however, a much more ambiguous concept than habitual
             drunkenness, shoplifting, or setting fires. Consider the following cases of
             nymphomania diagnosed in the second half of the nineteenth century."
             Over the course of the nineteenth century, nymphomania was diagnosed
             in different ways. Nymphomania was considered as a woman having or desiring
             too much coitus or masturbating too much. But by today's standards, the
             women diagnosed were probably quite normal and or healthy. Nymphomania was
             actually seen as a symptom or a cause of disease. ...