Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Sexual Health

Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality, encompassing safe and consensual relationships, freedom from coercion and disease, and access to information and care. Within Women's Reproductive Health it integrates contraception and family planning, preventio…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 87× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2381-862X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality, encompassing safe and consensual relationships, freedom from coercion and disease, and access to information and care. Within Women's Reproductive Health it integrates contraception and family planning, prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, management of sexual dysfunction, and the rights-based dimensions of autonomy, equity, and dignity. It is shaped by biological factors alongside social determinants such as education, gender norms, stigma, and health-system access. The research gathered here reflects these dimensions through studies of barriers to sexual and reproductive healthcare for lesbian, bisexual, and sex-worker populations, the care needs of survivors of sexual violence, pharmacological management of hypoglycaemic sexual desire disorder, and extensive work on parent-adolescent communication and adolescent knowledge of sexual and reproductive health across multiple countries. Further studies examine HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis, preventive lifestyle behaviours, sexually transmitted infection prevalence, and preconception care. Together they address knowledge, communication, prevention, service access, and vulnerable populations across diverse settings. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the determinants, behaviours, services, and outcomes that constitute sexual health within the broader field of reproductive medicine.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 87 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Sexual Health, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Women's Reproductive Health (ISSN 2381-862X).

Journal editorial board
Paolo Ivo Cavoretto · Italy Loc Nguyen · Hong Kong Matteo Schimberni · Italy

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