Menstrual & gynaecological health

By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA If you have ever noticed that your cramps feel sharper, your mood dips harder, or your energy seems to disappear during the colder months, you are not imagining it. Winter can genuinely make periods feel more painful and more difficult to manage. The combination of cold weather, less [...]

By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA When we think of period products, the usual concerns are comfort, absorbency, cost and maybe sustainability. But there is another dimension — one less talked about but increasingly evidenced: chemical exposure via intimate-use products, and what this might mean for hormones, fertility, our microbiome and long-term health. What [...]

By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA Over the past year, headlines about “toxic period products” have been hard to ignore. Stories about PFAS, heavy metals, and hormone disruptors in pads, tampons, and underwear have sparked global concern, and for good reason. But behind the fear, there’s a scientific story worth understanding. At the recent [...]

Wales has opened its first women's health research centre, backed by £3m to tackle health inequalities through research and innovation. The centre, led by Women's Health Research Wales, marks the first anniversary of the Women's Health Plan for Wales, published in December 2024. First minister Eluned Morgan and minister for mental health and wellbeing Sarah [...]

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced the forthcoming "maternal morbidity indicator system" in its formal response to the Health and Social Care Committee's recent report on black maternal health. The system will collect data on complications in the care and treatment of pregnant women and babies, and analyse patterns. Insights will help [...]

Football injuries during periods are more severe and take longer to heal, though menstruation does not itself raise injury rates, according to new research. The study monitored 33 elite players competing in Spain's top women's football league over four seasons, from 2019/20 to 2022/23, tracking self-reported menstrual cycle data alongside injury records. The research was [...]

Flex partners with Clue to make Clue Plus eligible for HSA and FSA spending in the US, letting users pay for menstrual health tools with pre-tax funds. HSAs and FSAs are US pre-tax accounts for eligible health costs. Announced on 16 December 2025, the move makes Clue Plus available via these benefits, with Flex citing [...]

By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA For years, campaigners, scientists, and brands like ours have been calling attention to a hidden issue: the chemicals, metals, and toxins found in everyday menstrual products. At last, that conversation reached one of the most powerful rooms in the country. In October 2025, the House of Lords hosted [...]

Mismanaged heavy bleeding care is costing the NHS millions each year, a new analysis suggests. Experts say thousands of patients could be treated earlier in the community rather than in hospital. Heavy periods, affecting at least one in three women, are defined as blood loss that disrupts daily life. Symptoms can be linked [...]

Long-term heart disease risk among women with uterine fibroids is more than 80 per cent higher than in those without, according to a new study. Fibroids are predominantly benign growths that develop from the muscle tissue of the uterus. Study author Julia D. DiTosto is a PhD candidate in epidemiology at the Perelman [...]