Background & aim: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in women which negatively affect their quality of life, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships. The prevalence of this problem varies in different studies. Regarding this, this review was conducted to provide a clear picture of the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among reproductive-age women in Iran using a systemati...

Male adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health needs often go unmet in the primary care setting. This report discusses specific issues related tomale adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health care in the context of primary care, including pubertal and sexual development, sexual behavior, consequences of sexual behavior, and methods of preventing sexually transmitted infections (including HI...

In their hypothesis published in IJHPM, Lisa Forman and colleagues examined the prominence of the right to health and sexual and reproductive health rights (as well as related language) in four of the key reports that fed into the process of negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Now that the SDGs have been formally adopted, this comment builds on some of the insights of Forman a...

BACKGROUND Young, rural Indian women lack sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and agency and are at risk of negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Youth-focused interventions have been shown to improve agency and self-efficacy of young women to make decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health. The objectives of this study were to assess young women's sexual ...

There has been an increasing awareness of the need to pay special focus on the adolescent and their sexual and reproductive health. This article reviews the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in the Niger Delta region (NDR) of Nigeria. The objective is to bring to focus these important issues in the region. Adolescents in the NDR engage in unhealthy sexual behaviour characterized by ...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 881 VOLUME 45__NOVEMBER 17, 2008 In the National Rural Health Mission, a national strategy for Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) has been approved as part of Reproductive and Child Health Program Phase II (RCH II). This strategy should address the sexual and reproductive health needs of 230 million adolescents (10-19 years) in India. The strategy highlights the ...

Consultant in Contraception and Sexual Health, C&SH Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, The Alec Turnbull Centre, Oxford, UK Specialist Trainee in Community Sexual & Reproductive Health, Department of Contraception & Sexual Health, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK Consultant in Contraception and Sexual Health, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Group of Hospitals, Dudley, UK Clinical ...

abstract background: the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the second- and third-generation oral contraceptives on women’s reproductive sexual function. materials and methods: this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 82 married women of reproductive age in tehran. samples were randomized into the groups receiving second- and third-generatio...