Reproductive Health Care for Women

Dear Colleagues,

Women's sexual and reproductive health requires a positive and respectful approach to their experience of their own sexuality. The possibility of having sexual experiences safely and free from any coercion, discrimination, violence, and/or issues related to culture or gender can be guaranteed by upholding women’s human rights. The scientific literature’s findings about sexual and reproductive healthcare issues still show inequities and a lack of public policy initiatives that promote equity, express the need for global understanding, promote demystification, discuss discrimination, and support women’s free will and autonomy. Even so, it is known that having low income and educational levels are associated with a high risk of sexually transmitted infections as well as cervical cancer and poor maternal and child health indicators. Indeed, the maintenance of social and economic inequities is associated with the perpetuation of violence, poverty, and gender differences. In developed and developing countries, there is still a lack of access to free sexual and reproductive healthcare services and governmental and non-governmental financial investment aimed at the adequate and effective treatment of unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and cervical cancer in the health services center. Therefore, research about prevention and health promotion that considers the life cycle, especially during the menacme, the prevention of infectious diseases, such as through the HPV vaccine, and reproductive life planning is essential for gender equality and women's empowerment, in addition to being a key factor in reducing poverty and improving, developing, and supporting women’s health policies.

Dr. Isabel C. Espósito Sorpreso
Prof. Dr. Jose Maria Soares Junior
Guest Editors

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• contraception
• HPV vaccine
• HPV
• contraceptives
• women’s health services
• prevention health services
• health education
• reproductive health