Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 43
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)
A substantial increase in research into menstrual health conditions is long overdue and would represent a huge stride forwards in recognising the impacts these conditions have on the lives of women and girls. However, as this inquiry has shown, better diagnostic tools and treatments coming on stream will not solve all of the problems in delays to care. Wider barriers to diagnosis and treatment, particularly those faced by disabled, Deaf and racialised women, must also be tackled. (Recommendation, Paragraph 165) 78
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).