ABC of sexual health Sexual problems of disabled patients

摘要

Almost 4/100 the UK population have some form of physical, sensory, or intellectual impairment-almost 2.5 million people. Many of these disabiling conditions can produce sexual Problems of desire, arousal, orgasm, or sexual pain in men and Women. Sexual difficulties may arise from direct trauma to the Genital area (due to either accident or disease), damage to the Nervous system (such as spinal cord injury), or as an indirect Consequence of a non-sexual illness (cancer of any organ may Not directly affect sexual abilities but can cause fatigue and Reduce the desire or ability to engage in sexual activity).