World Sexual Health Day 2025: Recognising this day helps us raise awareness about not only sexual health but how taboo around sexual health can affect our overall health.

World Sexual Health Day is recognised on the 4th of September each year to raise awareness and talk about the importance of sexual health in reference to our overall health.

The day was initiated by the World Health Organisation along with UN's Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) to encourage fostering healthy life choices surrounding sexual health.

This also involves educating people on sexually-transmitted diseases. Last year, WHO published a special issue discussing sexual health, rights and well being.

Recognising this day helps us raise awareness about not only sexual health but how taboo around sexual health can affect our overall health.

When conversations surrounding sex and sexuality are silenced or met with shame, people are less likely to seek reliable information, treatment or even preventive care. Studies suggest that this stigma can delay testing of HIV or STIs.

It also reduces use of contraception and condoms and discourages women from seeking testing for cervical cancer or even a HPV vaccination. Particularly in India, general silence surrounding sexual health contributes to unsafe abortions, untreated sexual dysfunction and even lack of proper sex education for adolescents. 

Source:Ndtv