Articles - Injured Female en-us http://www.thescizone.com/info N/A http://www.thescizone.com/info webmaster@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/437/1/SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR-AND-ACTIVITY/Page-1.html     Sexual expression in the SCI female is generally less affected in sexual function, than the male, because it is physically easier for the woman to adapt a passive sexual role. A low self-concept and poor body image may interfere with sexual behavior. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/436/1/FERTILITY-CHILDBIRTH-AND-CONTRACEPTION/Page-1.html     Women with paraplegia or quadriplegia and of childbearing age usually regain menses; nearly 50% do not miss a single period following injury. Pregnancy is possible, and if pelvic measurements are adequate, most spinal cord injured women can have normal vaginal deliveries. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/435/1/ORGASM.html    A woman with SCI, like men with similar injuries, can achieve normal orgasm if there is some residual pelvic innervation, though orgasm is relatively rare. It is also reported that some SCI men and women are able to experience what has been referred to as "paraorgasm" or "phantom orgasm", through reassignment of sexual response to areas of the body which are unaffected by the injury. It has been described as "a highly pleasurable fantasized orgasm (which occurs by) mentally intensifying an existing sensation from some neurologically intact portion of their body and reassigning the sensation to their genitals." PoinTIS Copyright © 1998 the Louis Calder Memorial Library of the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, all rights reserved. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400