Medical, counseling and technical staff that attend to youth are trained to provide to young people's specific needs. Rising rates in women show that heterosexual transmission is becoming more prominent. A history of sexual abuse in childhood can lead to sexual risk-taking in adolescence and adulthood. Often, although women have information about family planning, they are powerless to make choices about their sexual and reproductive lives due to gender inequalities and how these play out in the dynamics of relationships. Women are increasingly asking sexual and reproductive health professionals to include men in the services they provide.
Some affiliates have special clinics for men to address their specific reproductive health needs.
Others are working with small groups of men to discuss gender stereotypes and how these affect sexual and reproductive health issues, like condom use. The terms of the agreement minimize US funding for overseas NGOs that engage in activities or efforts to alter the laws of governmental policies of any foreign country concerning abortion, even if these activities are funded by other sources. International sexual and reproductive health issues affect everyone, and simply making services available can have an impact on a broad range of problems and concerns in the world. Sexual and reproductive health care saves lives. It empowers people to choose the number of their children for a better future and standard of living.