Sexual health means being physically free from sexual problems, feeling proud, and psychologically comfortable as a sexual being. It refers to a state of physical, mental, and social well-being related to sex. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sexual health is fundamental to the overall health and well-being of individuals, partners, and families, and it contributes to the social and economic development of communities and countries. Not only does sexual health encompass a positive and respectful approach to sex and sexual intercourse, but it also requires the possibility of a
pleasurable and safe sexual experience free from coercion, discrimination, and violence [1]. Reproductive health is related to the well-being of the reproductive system and processes related to reproduction [2]. Reproductive health was embodied in the International Plan of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994. Recently, the concept of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) was summarized based on the WHO’s Constitution, which defined SRH as “a state of physical, emotional, and social well-being in all aspects of SRH, not merely the absence of disease, disability, or infirmity” [3].
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