Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 42
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women
Published 4 Mar 2026
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
The renewed Women’s Heath Strategy should set out ambitions for increased research into menstrual health conditions, with specific targets and actions that will incentivise funders, industry and clinical academia to prioritise this area. Such research should focus on the root causes of conditions as well as improving diagnosis and treatment. The strategy should also consider the potential merits of dedicated research focused on adolescent girls. The Government should consider the merits of ring- fencing funding for women’s health research as part of the strategy. (Recommendation, Paragraph 164)
From: Women and Equalities Committee, 12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women (HC 1265), 4 March 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 May 2026 (deadline 4 May 2026).