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Gynecological Issues in Girls and Young Women with Cerebral Palsy

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Girls and young women with cerebral palsy face more difficulties than their nondisabled peers. In particular, reproductive health issues can be more complicated for adolescents with disabilities. This can be an area of significant apprehension and frustration for young women and their families. Medical providers often have limited training and comfort caring for young women with disabilities, especially with gynecologic issues in this population. As a result, adolescents with disabilities, and with cerebral palsy in particular, are less likely to receive education about reproductive health. In addition, confidentiality, a key tenet of adolescent health care, is often overlooked in this population. This chapter aims to provide education about reproductive health for young women with cerebral palsy, with a focus on menstrual management and contraceptive options.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Beth I. Schwartz

  2. Division of Adolescent Medicine and Pediatric Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Beth I. Schwartz

  3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA

    Chelsea Kebodeaux

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  1. Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

    Freeman Miller

  2. Cerebral Palsy Program, AI DuPont Hospital for Children , Wilmington, Delaware, USA

    Steven Bachrach

  3. AI DuPont Hospital for Children , Wilmington, Delaware, USA

    Nancy Lennon

  4. Drexel University, PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, USA

    Margaret O'Neil

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    Freeman Miller

  2. Al duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Steven Bachrach

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Schwartz, B.I., Kebodeaux, C. (2018). Gynecological Issues in Girls and Young Women with Cerebral Palsy. In: Miller, F., Bachrach, S., Lennon, N., O'Neil, M. (eds) Cerebral Palsy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50592-3_60-1

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