sexuality

Aging & Sexuality
An article from Paraplegia News magazine (Feb, 2001) by Stanley Ducharme, Ph.D. reviews some of the changes that occur as a result of aging and how individuals with SCI have additional concerns and issues.
Enabling Romance: A Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships for People with Disabilities
A book by Ken Kroll and Erica Levy Klein, husband and wife, one of whom has a disability. From New Mobility Bookstore, this may be purchased online for $15.95 plus s&h.
First Times
An article from New Mobility magazine (February, 2001) that asked - "Remember the first time you had sex after your disability?" here are stories shared.
How Men Can Be Better Lovers
An article by Stanley Ducharme, PhD in PN/Paraplegia News magazine for February, 2002. The author discusses how SCI does not prevent a man from pleasing his partner in important ways.
ImDateAble.com
The dating and friends site for people everywhere affected directly or indirectly by a disability.
Male Sexuality after SCI
This is a summary of a presentation given by Jane Brown, MA, LPC, at the 1995 SCI Research Update Conference for consumers with SCI and their families. Provides updates to information on SCI, from the Pushin' On Newsletter produced by the RRTC in Secondary Complications in SCI at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R
The New Female Sexuality
Part 1 and Part 2 of an article from Paraplegia News magazine (March and April, 2001) by Stanley Ducharme, Ph.D. reviews some of the recent findings related to women with SCI and their sexual functioning.
Research Update: A Multi-Center Study on Women's Self-Reported Reproductive Health Following SCI - Part 2
This is Part 2 of 2 updates from Pushin' On on a self-reported study documenting these unique reproductive health concerns.
Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury
By: Marca L. Sipski, M.D.
A magazine article from American Rehabilitation, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 1997, discusses sexual response in females and males, treatment of sexual dysfunction and the treatment of male infertility in persons with spinal cord injury.
Sex, Wheels and Relationships: First Dates
An article from New Mobility magazine for May, 2000. This article contains four stories of individuals with SCI and how they meet dates and their relationships.
SexualHealth.com
This site discusses the ways in which different kinds of spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can affect sexual relationships and functioning. It also offers concrete information about the sexual and reproductive options available to people who have experienced an SCI.
Sexual Turning Points
A story from New Mobility magazine (June, 1997) presenting feedback from readers on the question, "Have you ever experienced a sexual truning point in your life? A re-awakening?" Read what individuals with SCI have to say.
Sexuality & Sexual Function (59 minutes)
1 of 11 topics in a Secondary Conditions of Spinal Cord Injury Health Education Video Series produced by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Available for download or watch in streaming Real Media.
Sexuality and Dating
Summary of a program on SCI Forum, October, 1996 by the NW Regional SCI System, University of Washington, that discusses some of the experiences of individuals following their injury with dating and relationships.
Sexuality and Dating
An article by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, from their SCI Forum series where participants give suggestions on handling issues of dating and sexual relationships following an SCI. Oct, 1997.
Sexuality and Disability Webliography
An extensive listing of resources available on the internet, including curricula, articles, books, audiovisuals, websites, organizations, and researchers worldwide. Specialized topics related to 16 types of disabilities.
Sexual Function for Men with Spinal Cord Injury
InfoSheet #3, Revised May, 2007
Discusses physical and psychological changes that can occur in a male's sexual functioning following SCI. Topics include sexual aids, fertility, and relationship issues. Includes resources.
Sexuality for Women with Spinal Cord Injury
InfoSheet #21, Revised, Nov 2007
This InfoSheet discusses the changes in sexual function, sexual adjustment, issues with partners, areas of concern, arousal, sexual activity, sexual satisfaction, and other issues of sexuality after injury.
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Sexuality Reborn
Date: 1992
Producer: Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corp
1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 243-6812
  • This video studies the relationships of four couples who demonstrate and share their experiences on self-esteem, sexual functioning and intercourse. (48 minutes)
  • Cost: $47.95 (order form online or call 973-243-6812)

  • Spinal Cord Injured Male
    This site helps males with SCI understand important topics about spinal cord injury. Includes SCI definitions, quadriplegia and paraplegia information, sex and SCI, bowel and bladder potentials, medical complications and useful equipment. Downloadable booklets are available for purchase that address sex and sexual issues after spinal cord injury.
    Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living
    From the Johns Hopkins University Press, a guide for people with SCI and their families. Combining first-person accounts with up-to-date medical information, the book addresses all aspects of spinal cord injury—recovery and coping, sex and family matters, transportation and housing, employment and leisure—and reviews the challenges encountered by people with spinal cord injury throughout their lives.
    Spinal Cord Injury Manual for Patients and Family
    By: Louis Calder Memorial Library of the University of Miami School of Medicine (UMSM) and related organizations.
    An online manual that includes information on nutrition, skin management, urinary tract management, bowel program, respiratory management, sexuality, medical complications, etc.
    Spinal Cord Injury Patient - Family Teaching Manual
    A comprehensive educational manual produced by the Regional SCI Center of Delaware Valley. Topics include Bladder, bowel, Respiratory, Respiratory Dependent, Skin, Cardiovascular, Nutrition, Activities of Daily Living, Equipment, Mobility, Psychology, Vocational Services, Recreational Therapy, Recreation Resource Guide, Travel and Transportation, Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury Follow-Up Care.
    Spinal Cord Injury: Sexuality
    Sexuality information from the LIFE Center at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Reviewed 2006).
    Update on Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury
    A presentation from the New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center's 3rd Annual Stepping Forward-Staying Informed Consumer Conference held in Nov 2007. Presented by Stanley Ducharme, PhD.
    Women's Health and Sexual Function after a Spinal Cord Injury
    Research Review newsletter, Vol 2(2), Fall, 2000.
    Reviews research & issues on the health concerns of women after spinal cord injury.
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