Being a woman is a privilege, a matter of pride, but also, a complicated thing. Women, no matter who they are or where in the world they live, have an elaborate reproductive system. This is why women have specific health needs related to sexual and reproductive function, that too, throughout our lives. Studies show that a woman’s reproductive system is vulnerable to dysfunction and diseases, even before it becomes active by reaching menarche (the age at which menstruation starts), and continues to be equally vulnerable even after menopause (the age at which menstruation stops).
What every woman needs to know…
Since every woman’s genetic constitution, hormonal environment, and lifestyle behaviours are different, each one of us is vulnerable in a different way. What’s more, diseases or dysfunction in other systems of the body can also affect the reproductive system. These are just some of the reasons why each and every woman needs to take their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) very seriously, and that too throughout life.