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- Sexual Health
- Spinal Injuries
Title - Assisted Parenthood
Description - If you are seeking to father a child, it will be necessary to obtain semen from you to examine it under a microscope to study the number and motility of the sperm before deciding on the correct way to proceed. The semen sample obtained will be sent to the reproductive department for such examination and if found suitable, it will be frozen for the future.Title - Autonomic Dysreflexia
Description - Autonomic DysreflexiaTitle - Bladder Management
Description - Bladder ManagementTitle - Bowel Management
Description - Bowel ManagementTitle - Know Your Injury
Description - Know Your InjuryTitle - Nutrition
Description - Nutrition InformationTitle - Skin Management
Description - Skin ManagementTitle - Spinal Injuries Centre
Description - Spinal Injuries CentreTitle - Thoracic / Lumbar Spinal Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries
Description - This is an injury to the bone (a break, also known as a fracture) or soft tissues in your mid to lower back. A clinician will have explained the cause of your injury. Most are caused by a specific traumatic event and you will be aware of how this happened. - Surgery
Title - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Description - An aneurysm occurs when the wall of a blood vessel weakens and balloons out. In the aorta this ballooning makes the wall weaker and more likely to burst. Aneurysms can occur in any artery, but most commonly occur in the section of the aorta that passes through the abdomen. These are known as abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).Title - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Description - An aneurysm occurs when the wall of a blood vessel weakens and balloons out. In the aorta this ballooning makes the wall weaker and more likely to burst. Aneurysms can occur in any artery, but most commonly occur in the section of the aorta that passes through the abdomen. These are known as abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).