Menstruation and Sex and Reproductive Right

Things to remember

• The process of flow of blood, along with unfertilized eggs through the vagina every month during their fertility period is called menstruation.
• Menstruation process is controlled by cyclic secretion of hormones and repeats every month so it is called menstrual cycle.
• Health education, balance diet, cleanliness of the environment, and self cleanliness should be considered crucial in the period of menstruation.
• The means and measures adopted for safe, protective and healthy reproductive are mentioned as sex and reproductive rights.
• The sex and reproductive rights as brought forward by these two conventions are given in the following points:right to survive, right to equality, right to secrecy, right to independent law, right to freedom.