SEXUALITY, SEXUAL HEALTH AND GYNAECOLOGICAL PREVENTION OF GIRLS   AND WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Background: Sexuality is an inherent part of every individual and ranks among the elementary human needs. Sexuality is closely related to sexual health and gynaecological examinations as part of gynaecological prevention, which girls (women) with intellectual disabilities should undergo regularly. But do girls have adequate information about the physical changes during puberty, about menstruation, about pregnancy, about gynaecological examinations? aim: The aim of the article was to compile relevant informations from available Czech and foreign sources regarding the issues of mentally disabled girls in the field of sexuality, sexual health and gynaecological prevention. Another aim was to find out how pregnancy and childbirth progress in this group of women. Methods: The article was conceived as a theoretical essay for which the method of content analysis of documents was used. results: Based on the content analysis of the documents, it was found that mentally challenged pregnant