Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Overview

Abstract

Since the 1970s women’s health has gained greater recognition as a discipline. Historically, women’s health research and policy have been defined by reproductive health issues. However, outside of women’s reproductive health, the field of women’s sexual and reproductive health has received less attention and is at a point where there is a need for a comprehensive reference covering a wide variety of topics. Further, such a handbook needs to integrate the authoritative works of distinguished physicians, social scientists, and public health scientists who conduct research in women’s sexual health.