Can high-level paraplegia have children? Sex life actually depends on it

Patients with high paraplegia are likely to have lesions of varying degrees below the lesion plane, that is, the patient's condition will be sometimes good and sometimes bad, and many corresponding functions will be affected; many patients will have complete or partial necrosis below the paraplegia surface after high paraplegia, so experts do not recommend that patients with high paraplegia have children.

1. Can a person with high paraplegia have children?

Can people with high paraplegia have children? People with high paraplegia face many inconveniences in life and need their family's care in everything. At present, experts do not recommend that patients with high paraplegia have children, because:

1. Patients with high paraplegia are prone to lesions of varying degrees below the lesion plane, that is, the patient's condition will sometimes be better and sometimes worse, and many corresponding functions will be affected.

2. Many patients will experience complete or partial necrosis below the paraplegia surface after high-level paraplegia.

3. The physical condition and nutritional status of patients with high paraplegia are not predictable.

4. Partial high paraplegia, such as spastic paraplegia, has a certain degree of inheritance probability. If a patient with spastic paraplegia becomes pregnant, it may affect the health of the next generation.

2. Can high-level paraplegia lead a sexual life?

Can people with high paraplegia have sex? This depends on whether the patient's spinal cord is completely severed and the location of the paraplegia.

1. If the spinal cord of a patient with high paraplegia is completely severed, 90% of them will not be able to have an erection; if the spinal cord is not completely severed, 99% of the patients can recover their erection.

2. For patients with high paraplegia above the thoracic spine, the penis can become erect after being stimulated during the recovery period.

3. For patients with low-level paraplegia below the sacrum, although the penis can erect after stimulation, it is not firm and cannot carry out normal sexual life.

4. Patients can adopt a body position that suits them, but their work and rest schedule must be regular. During this period, they must stay mentally relaxed and do appropriate exercises to train their upper limbs and restore their lower limbs.