• WHAT IS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH?
• “State of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters related to the reproductive systems and to its functions and processes”.
  • (International Conference on Population and Development – Cairo, Egypt (Sept. 1994).
• Note: the definition also applies to Adolescents.

      The Components of Reproductive Health:

• The 9 components are:

1. Safe motherhood (pre-natal care to breastfeeding)
2. Family planning information and services;
3. Prevention and management of infertility & sexual dysfunction in both men and women;

1. Prevention and management of complications of abortions;

1. Provision of safe abortion services, where the law permits;

1. Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections, especially STIs/HIV
2. Promotion of healthy sexual maturation from pre-adolescence, responsible and safer sex throughout the lifetime and gender equality;
3. Elimination of harmful practices, such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage, domestic and sexual violence against women;
4. Management of non-infectious conditions of the reproductive system, such as genital fistula, cervical cancer, complications of FGM and reproductive health problems associated with menopause.

ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

• Unplanned pregnancy
• Unsafe Abortion
• Multiple sexual partnership (serial & concurrent)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• HIV & AIDS
• Sexual violence –  (rape, non-consensual sex, sexual harassment )
• Early sexual debut
• Drug/substance abuse
• Prostitution/sex work (male & female)
• Transactional sex
• Forced marriage
• Early marriage
• Coping with puberty
• Low status of girls
• Concerns over menstruation, wet dreams, masturbation etc 

Watch out for Part 2 tomorrow:

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