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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh visited UCL’s EGA Institute for Women’s Health to see first-hand the cutting-edge science which is improving outcomes for women and babies.

More than three-quarters of women feel that they are not well-informed enough about menopause, according to a new study led by UCL researchers, highlighting the need for a nationwide menopause education programme.

Women who have Caesarean births at an advanced stage of labour are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in future pregnancies, UCL researchers have found.

Women with an inherited risk of developing ovarian cancer because they have the so-called Angelina Jolie gene alteration can now be tested on the NHS thanks to UCL research.

Period education in school is too focused on biological aspects and not enough on how menstruation affects mood and wellness, plus boys are not educated enough on menstruation, finds a new study led by Professor Joyce Harper (UCL Institute for Women's Health).

More than half of people who have given birth are not using contraception two months later despite the risk that back-to-back pregnancies can pose, a new UCL study shows.

Eight UCL researchers have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their ground-breaking research and delivery of new benefits to patients.

A new diagnostic test for womb cancer, developed by researchers at UCL and the University of Innsbruck, has been registered with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), allowing it to be placed on the market.

In the last year UCL’s staff, students and alumni have continued to change the world with their research, innovation and achievements. From making key discoveries in dementia and cancer research, to building bonds overseas and even winning multiple Nobel Prizes.

UCL researchers will co-lead a new initiative to reduce maternity inequalities by improving care and support for families before and between pregnancies.

Almost nine in 10 young adults in the UK believe that removing a condom during sex without the other person’s permission is sexual assault, and around half support prison time as a penalty, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Joyce Harper and PhD researcher Rina Biswakarma explore which areas of relationships and sex education is lacking in the current UK curricula.

Details of two new courses to help individuals before and during the menopause have been published as part of the launch of the UK’s first menopause education and support programme, created by UCL researchers.

Cold water swimming is growing in popularity amongst women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Yesterday at the House of Commons, a UCL team of researchers announced new details about the UK’s first menopause education and support network.