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Higher cumulative doses of common fertility drug clomiphene citrate may increase pregnancy loss risks, according to new research. Around one in six people experience infertility, with irregular or absent ovulation among the most common causes. Clomiphene citrate has long been a mainstay of fertility treatment, but Adelaide University research has raised concerns about higher cumulative [...]

Women's Health Week Europe 2026 has released its fully populated speaker and session lineup ahead of the event's return to The Emirates Stadium in London on 7–8 October, with 80+ speakers now confirmed across two dedicated stages. The programme The agenda runs across two dedicated stages in parallel, plus two pitch competitions across both days. [...]

UK femtech investment has risen by more than 194 per cent over the past decade, with deal activity and funding both increasing, new research has found. The number of deals increased from 18 in 2015 to 53 in 2025, while total funding rose from £9.4m to more than £100m over the same period. Despite the [...]

Common IVF preparation techniques used before embryo transfer have no proven effect on pregnancy rates, according to a review. Researchers said evidence for the widely used practices remains uncertain because available studies are limited and generally of low quality. Embryo transfer is the final and most vulnerable stage of IVF, when an embryo is placed [...]

By Aleena Ashraf, neuroscientist, published author and part of Véa’s Clinical Advisory Board Menstrual data is missing a critical layer: the mind. The menstrual cycle won’t be fully understood until we track the mind alongside the body. We measure the body exceptionally well. Just three period-tracking apps, Clue, Flo and Period Tracker, have been downloaded [...]

A women’s and children’s health technology fund has raised US$58m at its first close towards a target size of US$125m. Managed by Cross-Border Impact Ventures (CBIV), the Children’s Health Technology Fund II will invest in companies developing technologies for conditions that affect women and children specifically, differently or disproportionately. It will mainly target Series A [...]

Cultural stigma and a lack of education are making it harder to get menopause help, ethnic minority women in Jersey have said. The women came together to share their stories at an event in St Helier hosted by Eve Studios and Liberty Underwear. Participants were encouraged to speak openly about the symptoms they had experienced. [...]

Cambridge health tech company TidalSense has secured £14.2m in funding led by Cross-Border Impact Ventures to expand its AI-powered lung disease test across the NHS and into Europe and the US. The investment, which also includes returning backers BGF, Airstream Capital and Foresight Group, will fund the rollout of a handheld diagnostic device that can [...]

Women should not feel pressured into an “ideal birth”, health secretary Yvette Cooper has said as she promised major maternity reform. Cooper has returned to the Department of Health and Social Care 27 years after serving as public health minister under Tony Blair. She said maternity and child health would be a major focus of [...]

One in eight mothers in England is now diagnosed with gestational diabetes, after diagnoses of the condition rose by 60 per cent in just five years, according to a major study. The research found that rates of gestational diabetes increased from around 8 per cent of pregnancies in 2018 to more than 12 per cent [...]