
Sexuality and Fertility Issues in Ill Health and Disability : From Early Adolescence to Adulthood.
Title:
Sexuality and Fertility Issues in Ill Health and Disability : From Early Adolescence to Adulthood.
Author:
Balen, Adam.
ISBN:
9781846424922
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (306 pages)
Contents:
COVER -- Sexuality and Fertility Issues in Ill Health and Disability: From Early Adolescence to Adulthood -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- Part One: Children and Young People's Understanding of Sexuality, Fertility and Parenting -- 1. Sexuality and Sexual Health Throughout the Childhood and Teenage Years -- 2. The Views of the Next Generation: An Exploration of Priorities for Adulthood and the Meaning of Parenthood Amongst 10-16-year-olds -- 3. Children and Young People's Understanding of Infertility -- Part Two: Medical, Scientific, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Compromised Fertility in Adolescence and Early Adulthood -- 4. Health Conditions and Treatments Affecting Fertility in Childhood and Teenage Years -- 5. Fertility Preservation Methods and Treatments for Females -- 6. Fertility Preservation Methods and Treatments for Males -- 7. Legal and Ethical Aspects Surrounding Fertility Preservation Services for Children and Young People -- Part Three: Personal Experiences of Living with Health Conditions and Disability and the Impact on Sexuality and Fertility -- 8. Disability, Chronic Illness, Fertility and Minority Ethnic Young People: Making Sense of Identity, Diversity and Difference -- 9. The Sting in the Tail: Teenagers Coping with Sperm Banking Following a Cancer Diagnosis -- 10. Infertility: An Unspoken Presence in the Lives of Teens and Young Women with Turner Syndrome -- 11. Sexual and Reproductive Health in Young People with Cystic Fibrosis: Hard to Talk About but too Important to Ignore -- 12. Dispelling the Taboo of Intersex Conditions: We're Only Human Like You! -- 13. Sexuality and Growing Up HIV-Positive: Lessons from Practice -- 14. Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Shaken Up, Getting Back, Moving On -- 15. Becoming a Parent - the Transition to Parenthood Where There is Pre-existing Fertility Impairment -- Part Four: Voices.
Unintended Catharsis Through Intended Art -- Orchid -- From One Parent to Another -- Happy in Her Own Skin -- REFERENCES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.
Abstract:
This text explores sexuality and fertility issues for people with ill health or disability. It examines the impact of illness or disability on the sexual and fertile identities of young people. Chapters include the experiences of minority ethnic groups, managing relationships, fertility preservation and treatment, and the transition to parenthood.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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