Diane M. Rowles, MS, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Sex and Fertility After SCI
Diane Rowles has been part of the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago since 1985. She is also Assistant Professor in Physical Medicine and rehabilitation at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Rowles performs one-on-one teaching with patients and families in all areas of spinal cord injury and health management. She also lectures and writes scholarly articles on topics ranging from sexuality after a spinal cord injury, to fertility issues that arise from physical disability.
To learn more about Rowles: http://www.ric.org/aboutus/people/doctors/detail.aspx?doctorId=107
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- What is the first thing to know about having sex after a spinal cord injury?
- Can men and women still have sex after a spinal cord injury?
- How is sexual function in women affected by a spinal cord injury?
- How is sexual function in men affected by a spinal cord injury ?
- What are common psychological obstacles to sex that men face after a spinal cord injury?
- What are common psychological obstacles to sex that women face after a spinal cord injury?
- How should expectations about sex change after a spinal cord injury ?
- What helps people change their expectations of sex after a spinal cord injury?
- How does caregiving for your partner often affect romantic relationships?
- What are the common treatments for erectile dysfunction in men with spinal cord injuries?
- What's important for men with spinal cord injuries to know about using oral medications for erectile dysfunction?
- What do people do with a catheter during sex?
- How should people deal with spasticity during sex?
- What about positions and foreplay after a spinal cord injury?
- What about orgasms and sensation during sex after a spinal cord injury?
- What about oral sex after a spinal cord injury?
- How do women deal with menstruation after a spinal cord injury?
- Can women still get pregnant after a spinal cord injury?
- How do the physical changes of pregnancy affect a woman with a spinal cord injury?
- How is the delivery of a child affected by the mother's spinal cord injury?
- Can autonomic dysreflexia be mistaken for preeclampsia during pregnancy?
- How does a spinal cord injury affect male fertility?
- Where can people get information on sex and fertility after a spinal cord injury?