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A new study has revealed significant inadequacies in menstrual health education provision in English schools. New research, led by the University of Bristol and Anglia Ruskin University, has highlighted a lack of practical information being offered, pupils being taught too late, and attitudes that perpetuate stigma across English schools. Ten per cent of young women [...]

Seven Starling aims to help women navigate critical periods in their lives with evidence-based mental health support

A UK report looking at prescribing rates for HRT has found that women from black, Asian and low socioeconomic backgrounds receive the treatment at much lower rates than their white counterparts. The report, which analysed data for 1.85 million female patients aged between 45 and 55, found that there are around five times fewer black [...]

Women generally experience more recurrent pain, more severe pain and longer lasting pain than men

Although women on average live longer, chronic diseases diminish their quality of life for years when compared with men, research shows

New approach could transform current blastocyst selection methods and open avenues for increased pregnancy rates, say researchers

Women's health experts have called for action to remove the "unacceptable" barriers to digital health. Digital health technologies have been shown to improve women's health and promote equity. A new WHO/Europe report has found that digital health tools are particularly useful in areas related to gynaecology, obstetrics, psychiatry and nutrition, improving access to healthcare services [...]

European clinics delivered more than one million IVF cycles in 2021, new figures show

The biomaterial could improve the performance of current period products, including pads and menstrual cups

Previous research has shown that women seem to be at greater risk of sport-related injury during the luteal phase