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Historically, women were systematically excluded from medical research. A 2020 estimate indicates that only 5% of research and development funding is allocated to women’s health, and in the UK, less than 2.5% of publicly funded research is dedicated to reproductive health, despite one in three women experiencing reproductive or gynecological issues. This exclusion has left critical gaps in understanding women’s health. As a result, the medical community is playing catch-up, and women are suffering. As an example, the average time to diagnosis for endometriosis is 7.5 years.
Education around women’s health is essential to begin to close the gap, enable autonomy and advocacy, and encourage an increase in research.
