What do you think is the significance of reproductive health in a society?

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e., physical, emotional, behavioral and social. Some of the significances of reproductive health in society are

• Awareness among the youth is important for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS so that they can live a reproductively healthy life. Right information should be provided to them, preventing them from believing in myths and misconceptions about sex-related issues.

• Educating people especially fertile and people of marriageable age about birth control options and family planning is important for uncontrolled population growth.

• Awareness about birth control methods, gender equality , sexually transmitted diseases and other reproductive health issues is necessary to create a socially concious healthy society.