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‘Millions of women and girls suffer severe pain’ during periods – research finds

Almost half of people who menstruate experience period pain that is ‘severe’ – and 51% feel their symptoms aren’t taken seriously by healthcare professionals, new research has found. The survey, commissioned by health charity Wellbeing of Women, ...

14 Sept 2023 at 06:00

Health

Teenager with periods so heavy she wears three sanitary towels at once forced to resit school year due to pain absences

A 17-year-old who has such heavy periods she has to wear three sanitary towels at a time and change them every 30 minutes is resitting year 12 because of the impact they have had on her attendance and mental health, and says she is “disgusted” ...

06 Nov 2023 at 07:00

The NHS is ‘failing women’, says women’s health ambassador

The Government’s women’s health tsar has said the NHS is “failing” some women. Professor Dame Lesley Regan, the women’s health ambassador, said women “do not have a fair deal”. The professor of obstetrics and gynaecology was appointed last ...

06 Jun 2023 at 18:41

Health & Wellbeing

Olympic diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix: ‘When I’m on my period, I feel the strongest’

British Olympic diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, who won a bronze medal at Paris 2024, has opened up about how her period and hormones affects her in competitions, and says it’s a “strength” to be emotional. “When I’m on my period, I ...

13 Aug 2024 at 12:24

Health

Woman with painful periods since age of nine diagnosed with PCOS after doctors find ovarian cyst full of hair and teeth

A woman who has had excruciating periods since the age of nine was finally diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome after doctors found an 8cm ovarian cyst “filled with hair and teeth”. Valentina Milanova, 30, founder and chief ...

30 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Impact of periods leading some university students to miss six weeks of degree

UK university students miss around six weeks of academic study during their degrees because of the impacts of their menstrual cycle, according to research. Seven in 10 said they feel unable to concentrate on studies or ...

21 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Experts warn of risks linked to period tracker apps

Women face “real and frightening privacy and safety risks” when using period tracker apps, experts have warned. Academics from the University of Cambridge said that personal information in the app can be collected and ...

11 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Swimming

Olympic swimmer Hannah Miley wants to banish dangerous euphemisms for periods

Three-time Olympian Hannah Miley wants to banish dangerous euphemisms for periods that could leave young athletes feeling “dirty” or ashamed. A study by period and pregnancy tracker app Clue and the International ...

05 Jun 2023 at 14:55

Women with long Covid suffer longer, heavier periods, research suggests

Women suffering from long Covid experience longer, heavier periods compared to those who were never infected with the virus, new research has suggested. Scientists also found that the severity of long Covid ...

16 Sept 2025 at 16:00

Football

Full remuneration for players who miss training or games over menstrual health

Players will receive full remuneration if they exercise an entitlement to miss training sessions or matches for menstrual health reasons as one of a host of new regulations for women’s football introduced ...

31 May 2024 at 17:03

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