Menstrual & gynaecological health

Imagine being worried about not being able to do the sport you love. Not because of an injury or time commitment, but because of something that was out of your control. How would you feel? Pretty bad. For thousands of young girls in grassroots sports, this isn't just a hypothetical scenario. It’s their reality. The [...]

Postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy lost 35 per cent more weight while taking tirzepatide, a new study suggests. The research reviewed data from 120 participants with overweight or obesity who received tirzepatide, marketed in the UK at Mounjaro, for weight management for 12 or more months. Those using the drug alongside hormone replacement therapy [...]

Pinky Promise, a Mumbai-based digital clinic for women's health, has raised US$1m in pre-seed funding. Pinky Promise runs a mobile app offering AI-assisted consultations with gynaecologists, with prices from Rs 99 (about US$1.15). It covers over 320 symptoms and conditions including menstrual health, urinary tract infections, fertility, pregnancy and PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal [...]

Obesity and oestrogen-based medicines together raise blood clot risk in premenopausal women, research finds. The study explains how these factors combine to amplify thrombotic risk (dangerous blood clots) and offers insight to improve care for people already at higher risk, including those with cancer. Researchers found that thrombosis risk rises sharply in premenopausal women with [...]

The first NHS women's health hub will open in Wales before the end of January, officials have said. Hubs will be in place in each health board area by early March. They are a key commitment in the NHS-led Women's Health Plan and will provide integrated services focused on three priorities: menstrual health, contraception and [...]

Plans to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 and transform gynaecology services, ending long waits, feature in the second phase of Scotland’s women's health plan. This phase is backed by more than £2.4m to cut gynaecology waits, taking total investment in gynaecology services to almost £13m this year. Scotland’s first women's health plan was published in [...]

Each January, millions engage in intense workout routines and rigid fitness challenges in a bid to enhance personal fitness for the year ahead. But women-led period and cycle tracker Clue warns that much mainstream fitness advice is based on a flawed assumption: that bodies perform the same way every day. For people with menstrual cycles, [...]

Almost 10 years after the term ‘femtech’ was coined, is the sector on the brink of its biggest transformation yet? In 2026, experts say women’s health will finally shift from basic tracking to measurable biomarkers, AI-enabled personalisation and deeply women-centred care. We take a look at the trends set to define femtech next year. A [...]

Xella Health has closed more than US$3.7m in pre-seed financing as it prepares to launch a women's precision health platform in spring 2026. The company, which says it is approaching a 10,000-person waitlist, combines multi-omic diagnostics, longitudinal data (tracked over time) and clinician-led guidance to help women understand their biology across fertility, hormonal health, chronic [...]

A petition calling on the UK government to introduce menstrual leave for women with gynaecological conditions has gathered nearly 75,000 signatures. The campaign needs 100,000 signatures by 29 January 2026 for a debate in Parliament. It would allow three extra sick days a year for people with endometriosis, adenomyosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Similar [...]