Disability vs the sexual life of women - selected issues

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Disability vs the sexual life of women - selected issues Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman1, *, Grażyna Jarząbek-Bielecka2 , Piotr Merks3,4 , Małgorzata Mizgier5 , Witold Kędzia2 , Maciej Wilczak6 1Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences, Stefana Wyszyńskiego 38, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland 2Division of Developmental Gynecology and Sexology, Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-535 Poznan, Poland 3 Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland 4Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland 5Department of Dietetics, Poznan University of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzów Wielkopolski, 61-871 Poznań, Poland 6Department of Mother’s and Child’s Health, University of Medical Sciences, 60-535 Poznań, Poland *Correspondence: plagens.rotman@gmail.com (Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman) DOI:10.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.2200 This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Submitted: June 23, 2020 Revised: August 22, 2020 Accepted: October 15, 2020 Published: February 15, 2021 Sex refers to a set of somatic and mental characteristics. The former are determined according to three criteria: gender, external and internal genital organs, and tertiary sex characteristics (breast, specific hair, specific fat distribution, body proportions), the latter distinguish women from men. Every single person experiences problems related to sex - in childhood, adolescence, maturity, old age. In women, these issues are particularly complex at each stage of development. Additionally, during pregnancy, gynaecologists should discuss sexual health with their patients. The sexual health of women with disabilities is a special issue in this respect. Disabilities are a serious social and health problem in both urban and rural agglomerations. Sexual health problems, in the light of these aspects, should also be the task of rural medicine. Keywords Gynaecology; Sexology; Health