Objectives: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic event that affects many facets of the injured people's lives. One aspect is sexual functioning. The purpose of this study is to identify the sexual problems of women with SCI and determine their level of knowledge about sexuality. Methods: Twenty-six women with SCI for longer than 6 months were evaluated. Demographic information, sexual experiences were surveyed. Patients were also asked if and how they received sexual health consultation after SCI. Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Beck Depression Inventory were evaluated. Results: In this study, average age of the women with SCI was 32.96±8.23 years (22-50 years). Eight patients had regular sexual intercourse while one married woman did not have any sexual relationship after SCI. Twenty-four of the patients in the study received no information about pregnancy or sexual health after SCI. All women were willing to receive information about sexuality after SCI. These patients expected the doctors to start the conversation about sexuality rather than asking about it. FSFI survey revealed that all the patients had sexual dysfunction. A long-term disability can have a profound impact on a woman's innate sense of sexuality, sexual function and, occasionally, fertility. Various myths about sexuality and disability in society, such as 'disabled women are asexual, only independently functioning women can handle a sexual relationship, disabled women cannot be mothers, disabled women who are single are celibate' , results in the sexual well-being of disabled women being neglected. [3][4][5] Comparatively little research on sexuality in the population with SCI focuses specifically on the sexual concerns of women. 2,3,5,6 However, in recent years there has been growing acknowledgement of the sexual concerns of women with SCI. Despite this, the conveyance of this knowledge to the women with SCI appears to be insufficient. 6 Previous research has shown that the majority of women with SCI are dissatisfied with the amount and the quality of information about sexual functioning and sex life provided at rehabilitation centers. 1 The purpose of this study is to identify the sexual problems of women with SCI and determine their level of knowledge about sexuality and their condition in our country.
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