Adolescent Girl's Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs

Puberty is the deciding age of girls all over the world. What happened during a girl 's teen formed the direction of her and her family life. For many girls in developing countries, adolescence is the period of puberty, and is the period of vulnerability such as school, child marriage, early pregnancy, HIV, sexual exploitation, compulsion, violence etc. Adolescent girls are less likely to have sexual and reproductive health care, including older women, including modern contraceptive devices and technical support during pregnancy and childbirth.

Comprehensive education on gender and reproductive health and access to youth friendly sex and reproductive health services - teens girls and boys protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases including young pregnancies and HIV infections It is essential for. 4. UN Population Fund and United Nations Children's Fund. The end of 2009 is visible: Toward the abolition of female genital excision / cutting. Annual report of UNFPA / UNICEF joint program on female reproductive organs. New York: United Nations Population Fund

As in many parts of the world in Africa, adolescent reproductive health is a controversial issue for policy makers and program planners. Young people are particularly vulnerable to many other issues such as HIV, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, dangerous abortions, sexual abuse, female genital excision, dangerous circumcision. However, in many countries there is no adolescent health policy, and more things need to be done to allow adolescent youth to receive appropriate sexual and reproductive health services.

The need to improve access to reproductive health information and services for adolescents is discussed in Module C. Adolescent sex and reproductive health In particular, young people who actively engage in sexual intercourse are best suited for their needs In order to be able to choose a method, it is urgent to expand the availability of various contraceptive methods. The contribution of emergency contraceptives to the prevention of unsafe abortion should be stated clearly. Teenagers need to know that this method is feasible and available when needed. Module D provides information on ways and means for improving accessibility and acceptability of health services. Youth friendly health service For more information on contraception, see Module J. Pregnancy prevention in adolescence