ABSTRACT
The Program of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo defined reproductive health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity, in all matters relating to reproductive system and to its functions and processes” (U.N. Doc. A/CONF. 171/13). The term women’s reproductive health is often equated with a satisfying and safe sex life, capacity to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how to do so. Women’s reproductive health is determined by the extent of control over decisions such as marriage, when and with whom to engage in sexual relations, regulation of fertility free from unpleasant or dangerous side effects of contraception, and to have access to information on the prevention and treatment of reproductive illness and unsafe childbirth.
