Reproductive Health

The reproductive health in women deals with the issues relating to the female reproductive system, pertaining to the diseases and conditions encountered in the entire process of a reproductive lifespan from menstruation to pregnancy.

Women reproductive health issues are concerned problems which initiates with menstruation as a girl reaches puberty. With the initiation of menstrual cycle evolves physical and psychological development due to hormonal changes along with distinctive complications in some women. Such syndromes require proper diagnosis and treatment procedures.

Pregnancy is cited to be one of the most important features of reproductive health in women. Being the most elaborate process of creation of life, pregnancy is the period of planning, perseverance and protection. In this period, a women needs to take care of herself and the baby so as to prevent complications like preeclampsia, abortion, miscarriage, etc. Also, pregnancy leads to several post-natal physical and psychological complications when women require the maximum medical as well as emotional support.
  
Infertility is another area of conflict and concern in the reproductive health scenario of women. There are several physical conditions like polycystic ovaries and endometriosis leading to infertility. Some of the conditions need elaborate treatment procedure and many cases there are instances of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) evolving as the conclusive measure for dealing with the condition.

The hormonal changes experienced during the various cycles in the reproductive health causes a series of ups and downs in the psychological health of a woman apart from the physical discomfort encountered. Moreover reproductive health in women deals with complications and treatment of diseases affecting the breasts, uterus, cervix, vagina and fallopian tubes.