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- 1. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & LIFE CYCLEAPPROACH -VIDDYANSH SRIVASTAVA viddyanshsrivastava223@gmail.com
- 3. What is Reproductivehealth ? • Reproductive health is “a 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 system and to its functions and processes...” • “The ability to reproduce and to regulate fertility, to go safely through reproductive events and to have sexual relations without the fear of disease or unwanted pregnancy”
- 4. CONT… • The capacityto determine the number and spacing of births through the use of safe, effective, and acceptable contraceptive methods • The capacity to terminate an unwanted pregnancy safely, legally and affordably; • The capacity to conceive or to cause conception when a pregnancy is desired; • The capacity to carry a wanted pregnancy to term and to deliver a healthy baby under safe conditions, including the postpartum period
- 5. CONT… • •Freedom fromreproductive tract infections (RTIs), including cancers of the reproductive tract, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS; • •The capacity to breastfeed and to ensure the health and wellbeing of the new-born; • •Freedom from physical damage to the reproductive tract caused by childbirth, abortion or harmful traditional practices such as genital cutting
- 6. CONT… • •Freedom fromunwanted sexual relations and harmful or unwanted sexual practices, including violence and coercion within sexual relationships; • •The capacity to enjoy and sustain sexual relations in a spirit of affection and partnership; • •A basic understanding of sexual and reproductive processes of both sexes and how they change throughout the life cycle, including physical and emotional aspects; • •Full access to appropriate and high quality reproductive health services.
- 8. AREAS OF CONCERNSAND MEASURE I. Bearing Children Safely II. Avoiding unwanted pregnancy III. Maintaining healthy reproductive system IV. Freedom from Sexual coercion and violence
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- 10. LIFE CYCLE • Humanbeings are born as infants and slowly go through stages before reaching adulthood. These stages are called a life cycle. “A life cycle is defined as the developmental stages that occur during an organism's lifetime. A life cycle ends when an organism dies”
- 11. STAGES IN LIFECYCLE •Infancy and childhood (0-9 years) •Adolescence (10-19 years) •Reproductive age/period (15-45/49 years) •Post-reproductive age (45+ years, including old age-60+ years)
- 13. Infancy & childhood(0-9 yrs) •Sex selection (abortion…) •Education •Genital mutilation (FGM) •Discriminatory nutrition, grooming… •Discriminatory health care •Etc……
- 14. Adolescents (10-19 yrs) •Physiologicalchanges in the body •Child labour/work •Early marriage •Early child bearing •Abortion •Infection (disease, STIs/AIDs) •Under nutrition (anaemic….) •Aggression, sexual preference…. •Violence/abuse •Gender discrimination
- 15. Reproductive period/age (15-44yrs) • •Marriage –forced …… • •Unplanned pregnancy • •Diseases, STIs/AIDs • •Abortion, infertility…… • •Pregnancy complications • •Malnutrition, growth • •Child bearing and rearing • •Contraception • •Abuse and violence (domestic, outside home…) • •Etc, etc……
- 16. Post-Reproductive years (45+yrs) •Cardio-vascular diseases •Gynecological cancers •Osteoporosis/Osteoarthritis •Diabetes •Cancers •Sexual dysfunction •Sub-fertility/infertility •STD/HIV •Menopause etc •Abuse, violence etc,
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