Sexual and reproductive health of baby boomers

Lindsay Edouard(1),


(1) Editor, African Journal of Reproductive Health; Blue Bay, Mauritius
Corresponding Author

Abstract


Early baby boomers constitute a cohort that was the first to benefit from numerous innovative interventions in sexual and reproductive health services as exemplified by hormonal contraception, legal abortion, invitro fertilisation, screening mammography and menopausal hormone replacement besides medication for male erectile dysfunction. The quest for a youth elixir continues to be a challenge for sexual health sciences.

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