REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Highlights
Very little information is
available on the risks and benefits of various forms of contraception for women with disabilities.
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Only certain types of
disabilities interfere with fertility
in women.
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Some believe that eugenetics and
general perceptions of women with disabilities as asexual are responsible for
the high rate of hysterectomy in
younger women with disabilities.
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Women with disabilities may not
receive the same amount of sexuality and reproductive health information, from the same sources, as
non-disabled women, and they obtain less of their education through sexual
experience.
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Very little is known about the
effects of menopause or the
treatment of its symptoms with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on disabling
chronic conditions.
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Disability
may affect menstruation and its
management.
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Minority status and sexual orientation both
have disproportionately negative impacts on women with disabilities.
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Few formal studies have been
done on parenting concerns among
women with disabilities, but parental networks and dissemination of
occupational therapy-based information have been increasing to share experience
and provide practical support.
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Women with disabilities face
some problems with pregnancy and
delivery that are related to their disabilities, but with knowledgeable
health care providers, most are able to give birth to healthy babies.
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Women with disabilities have
lower rates of sexual activity than
non-disabled women.
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Many women with disabilities
experience problems with body image and
sexual esteem.
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Some of the problems women with
disabilities experience with sexual
functioning are specifically related to their disability.
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The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is
the same for women with disabilities and non-disabled women.
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