Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness

by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, Fran Odette

Overview

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability is the first complete sex guide for people who live with disabilities, pain, illness, or chronic conditions. Useful for absolutely everyone, regardless of age, gender, or sexual orientation, the book addresses a wide range of disabilities — from chronic fatigue, back pain, and asthma to spinal cord injury, hearing and visual impairment, multiple sclerosis, and more. Expertly written by a medical doctor, a sex educator, and a disability activist, The Ultimate Guide provides readers with encouragement, support, and all the information they need to create a sex life that works for them. The authors cover all aspects of sex and disability, including building a positive sexual self-image; positions to minimize stress and maximize pleasure; dealing with fatigue or pain during sex; finding partners and talking with partners about sex and disability; adapting sex toys; and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573443043
Publisher:	Start Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/28/2007
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	358
Sales rank:	398,845
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction     ix
Myths About Disability and Sex     1
Desire and Self-Esteem     13
Sexual Anatomy and Sexual Response     27
Communication     69
Sex with Ourselves     110
Sex with Others     124
Oral Sex     150
Penetration and Positioning     168
Sex Toys, Books, and Videos     185
Yoga and Tantric Sex     223
S/M     234
Sexual Health     256
Sexual Violence and Sexuality     274
Resources     290
Glossary of Gender and Sex Terms     329
Index     335