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"We were making each other miserable," she said in an interview with Esquire.com on Tuesday. "After so many months had gone by, frustrations had built up. We decided to see how we could help ourselves."

The solution? A vibrator. In fact, it worked so well that Mrs. Davenport has spoken in front of MS groups, sharing her knowledge of how to combat some of the seldom-discussed effects of the disease.

The case isn't about whether she meets the medical exemption to get a vibrator, nor whether she could drive to Atlanta and get one legally, Davenport said.

"I just think it's ludicrous," she said. "It's an invasion of my privacy—anyone's privacy—whether they have a medical reason or not to be forced to share what's going on in their bedroom with their doctor and in the store."

The city attorney for Sandy Springs, a community of about 100,000 people, didn't return calls seeking comment.

A violation of the ordinance is a misdemeanor that carries a fine of up to $10,000 and a possible jail term of up to a year of "hard labor." A spokeswoman for the city said she couldn't recall anyone being arrested under the law.

"I'm willing to see this thing through whatever direction it goes," Davenport said.

If necessary, Davenport said, she's prepared to head to the Supreme Court.

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