sodium-ethylxanthate and Paraplegia

Topics: Body Image; Counseling; Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Self Concept; Sex; Sex Factors; Sexual Behavior; Social Adjustment; Spinal Cord Injuries

Thirty-eight spinal cord injured (SCI) males (median age = 26) completed an 80-item multiple choice questionnaire (median 37 months postinjury) which assessed sexual functioning pre- and post-spinal cord injury in four areas: (i) sexual activities and preferences, (ii) sexual abilities, (iii) sexual desire, arousal, and satisfaction, and, (iv) sexual adjustment. Frequency of sexual activity decreased following SCI with a reduction in intercourse and increased interest in alternative sexual activities. Of complete quadriplegic subjects 38% reported the ability to have an orgasm accompanied by ejaculation underscoring the need for physiological studies. Partner's desire for sex as perceived by the SCI individual was correlated with frequency of sex and numbers of sexual partners postinjury. Subject's perceptions of their own and partner's sexual desire decreased following SCI. Sexual satisfaction decreased postinjury and was positively correlated with both the patients' and their partners' interest in penile-vaginal intercourse. Of the subjects, 27% reported sexual adjustment difficulties and 74% relationship difficulties but only 22% received counseling. Results indicate the importance of the availability and desire of a sexual partner in the sexual activities and satisfaction of the SCI individual. SCI patient and staff sexual education and counseling continue to be strong needs.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Paraplegia; Quadriplegia; Sex; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Partners; Spinal Cord Injuries

Taking as a starting point, papers on sexuality of disabled people and papers on attitudes and representations toward their sexuality, we have demonstrated that the coping of those people is directed by an ideology of rationalisation of sexuality. This ideology is expressed in different ways, with physically disabled and mentally retarded people. This fact makes clear the importance of the handicapped referent over the coping. Procreation is strongly supported for the physically disabled people (paraplegics). Mentally retarded people are strictly forbidden to procreate: this appears especially with the sterilisation of mentally retarded women.

Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Disabled Persons; Female; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Male; Paraplegia; Sex; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Sterilization, Tubal

Topics: Ejaculation; Female; Humans; Labor, Obstetric; Male; Paraplegia; Penile Erection; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Reproduction; Sex

Paraplegia can lead to social stigmatisation, sexual difficulties, and emotional maladjustment. The specific nature of problems experienced in these areas were investigated in an interview study of 22 male and female paraplegics. These interviews were followed up by a postal questionnaire and both qualitative and quantitative data are presented in this report. Effective counselling can only be offered on the basis of an understanding of problems as they are subjectively experienced, and with an acknowledgement of the wide differences that exist between individuals in the way that they view and react to their situation.

Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Interviews as Topic; Male; Paraplegia; Sex; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Surveys and Questionnaires

700 able-bodied subjects were interviewed on their views concerning the sexual life of paraplegics. Results of this study, which was not carried out on a national level, are reported. The need for such a study stemmed from a previous inquiry in paraplegics. The different answers are analyzed. They mirror the scope of the problem and point out that the struggle against "human barriers" should be a concern for practitioners.

Topics: Humans; Paraplegia; Sex; Social Environment; Social Medicine

Topics: Ejaculation; Electric Stimulation; Female; Fertility; Humans; Insemination; Insemination, Artificial; Male; Paraplegia; Pregnancy; Sex; Vibration

Topics: Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Self Concept; Sex

Topics: Adolescent; Aged; Attitude to Death; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Female; Humans; Hymen; Male; Masturbation; Neoplasms; Paraplegia; Penis; Pregnancy; Psychology, Adolescent; Sex; Sex Education; Suppositories

Topics: Counseling; Disabled Persons; Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Quadriplegia; Sex; Sexual Behavior

Topics: Disabled Persons; Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Quadriplegia; Sex

Topics: Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Sex

Topics: Bradycardia; Coitus; Cordotomy; Divorce; Ejaculation; Female; Fertility; Humans; Labor, Obstetric; Male; Marriage; Nervous System Diseases; Paraplegia; Pregnancy; Sex; Spinal Cord Diseases; Spinal Cord Injuries; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Urinary Incontinence

Topics: Adult; Coitus; Ejaculation; Female; Humans; Libido; Male; Marriage; Orgasm; Paraplegia; Quadriplegia; Sex

Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Behavior; Body Image; Defense Mechanisms; Drive; Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Personality; Psychology; Sex

Topics: Athetosis; Black People; Brain Diseases; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Child; Classification; Craniocerebral Trauma; Hemiplegia; Meningitis; Movement Disorders; Muscle Spasticity; Paralysis; Paraplegia; Sex; Statistics as Topic; Tremor

Topics: Dreams; Female; Humans; Male; Orgasm; Paraplegia; Sex