Sexuality and the Spinal-Cord-Injured woman: An interview

The following interview of a 33 year old woman with a spinal cord injury includes information about one person's acceptance of her disability; sexual sensations, arousal and orgasm; and relationship issues. It is excerpted from the book,Female Sexuality Following Spinal Cord Injury, which includes in-depth interviews with 19 spinal cord injured women and with professionals from the fields of medicine, psychology, psychiatry, physical and vocational rehabilitation, and human sexuality.M. Elle Becker completed year-long training in sexuality and disability education and counseling at the Human Sexuality Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San FranciscoPermission has been given to reprint this article which is an excerpt from the book by E.F. Becker,Female Sexuality Following Spinal Cord Injury, 1978, copyrighted and published by Accent Special Publications, Cheever Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 700, Bloomington, IL 61701. Preparation of this article was supported, in part, by Grant MH 14346-03, NIMH.