The importance of reproductive health

Background: Reproductive health is just the right to safe abortion. Right No. there is so much more. Reproductive health is defined as a state of physical, mental, and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system, at all stages of life. Good reproductive health implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. Men and women should be informed about and have access to safe, effective, affordable, and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, and the right to appropriate health-care services that enable women to safely go through pregnancy and childbirth. Reproductive health has a particular interest globally, and therefore we decided to write a systematic review article in this issue.Methods: We searched the related search engines such as Pub med, Google scholar, Cochran library Science direct… and WHO database with these keywords: reproductive health, reproductive rights and sexual health.Result: We found 23 articles in this issue in our search. The majority of articles illustrate that reproductive health is one of the most important parts of human rights but in some cultures and countries was ignored by political and governmental policies especially in developing countries where this need is critical.Conclusion: Within the framework of WHO s definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life. Reproductive health, therefore, implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Implicit in this are the right of men and women to be informed of and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice, and the right of access to appropriate health care services that will enable women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant. Ourroles as health care providers and first level of primary health care are so important. We can notice this issue and improve the quality of reproductive health in our society by preparing educational and counseling programs for our clients and inform them theirs rights and roles. So we can help the society to increase the level of reproductive health.

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Reproductive rights and sexual health ، Reproductive health