Sexual Health in Women with Spinal Cord Injuries InfoGuide
Presented by The H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Center
for Research for On Women with Disabilities
This InfoGuide will offer CROWD resources, as well as links to academic and scholarly texts,
community forums, health science organizations, and other resources to keep you informed
and empowered to live your life to the fullest!
Women with disabilities may not receive the same amount of sexuality and
reproductive health information from the same sources as non-disabled
women, and they obtain less of their education through sexual experience.
↖Click photo for access to CROWD’s A-Z Directory
Many people, including some medical providers
assume women with mobility impairments are not or
do not want to be sexually active. Here at CROWD, our
findings indicate that is not true! Though sexual
activity preferences may change with the onset or
progression of a disability, women with disabilities can
and do have healthy, active sex lives. Click for more
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ADDITIONAL CROWD RESOURCES ON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES:
https://www.bcm.edu/research/labs-and-centers/research-centers/center-for-research-on-women-with-disabilities/ato-z-directory/sexually-transmitted-infections
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Spaulding New England Regional Spinal Cord
Injury
“Living Healthy with SCI-Sexuality”
Sex,
Love, and
Intimacy after
Spinal Cord
Injury
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Upcoming Events- SCI Forum After Hours: Sexual Health (click icon) ↗
These studies focuses on the impact a spinal cord injury may have on
achieving physical and emotional intimacy, and potential to maximize sexual
ability and quality of life.
Impact of spinal cord injury on sexuality:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425877/
Retrospective studies of sexuality after SCI: https://www.archivespmr.org/article/S0003-9993(02)00026-6/fulltext
Forum: Intimacy and Sex with a Spinal Cord Injury
“Communication with a potential intimate partner is where the magic begins.”
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SPINAL CORD INJURY SEXUAL HEALTH
WEBSITE &RESOURCES
(click icon)↗ More than 800 resources for people with SCI.