Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Growing Concern

Sexual and reproductive health addresses the reproductive processes, and functions at all stages of life. It focuses on spreading awareness regarding safe, affordable and effective birth control methods. Safe pregnancy and childbirth are intrinsic to reproductive health. Oral pills, condoms, contraceptive patches, vaginal rings, tubectomy, vasectomy and injections for birth control are some of the common methods of birth control. Adolescent sexuality is a major concern, which falls under the scope of sexual and reproductive health. It is a stage of human development concerned with the experience and exploration of sexual feelings in adolescents. This book aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of sexual and reproductive health and the recent researches in this field. It includes some of the vital pieces of work being conducted across the world, on various topics related to sexual and reproductive health. Doctors, researchers and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.