Rising levels of obesity among UK women have helped fuel a 54 per cent increase in womb cancer rates over the last two decades, according to Cancer Research UK’s latest statistics. In the early 1990s, around 19 women in every 100,000 developed the disease. That figure has now climbed to 29 women in every 100,000 [...]
Women with endometriosis – a painful, debilitating disease linked to infertility – are being invited to join a research project that aims to shape possible future treatments. The initiative will team up women with endometriosis, carers, and healthcare professionals to prioritise areas of research they believe have not yet been tackled. The project’s aim is [...]
A range of chemicals found in some pesticides, cosmetics, toys and food containers, are thought to contribute to reproductive health problems in hundreds of thousands of women. This could cost the EU more than 1.4 billion Euros (£1 billion) a year in healthcare costs and lost earning potential, according to new research involving the University [...]
A new Scottish government action plan will ensure healthcare workers, teachers and other professionals are better equipped to spot the signs of girls and women at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The National Action Plan, launched in Glasgow has at its heart a determination to consign FGM to history. The plan aims to do [...]
Following reports that young women, who had been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, had experienced complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has completed a scientific review of evidence. To date, more than 80 million girls and women worldwide have now received these vaccines and in some European countries they [...]
