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Friends Take On SheUltra in Memory of Sarah - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

Election hustings: Make Menstrual Health Matter in Wales | Endometriosis UK

Focusing on the 51%: Women’s Health Wales Coalition Manifesto Launched - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

FTWW Manifesto: Our Right to Health and Wellbeing in Wales

Ramadan Resources - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

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Webinar: Getting the most from your medical appointment - FTWW

Disability Pride and Women's Health - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

Still unheard: Gynaecological Cancer improvements fall short

Adenomyosis: 'My labour went on for 85 hours - now I know why'

RCGP Cymru Wales: GP Access Survey

HRT Survey - improve care for menopause

North Wales - tell BCUHB’s Women’s Health Clinical Lead about your experiences - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

FTWW Statement - Welfare Bill Concessions

Are you taking HRT and still experiencing menopause symptoms? - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

Help improve menopause and perimenopause treatment

ME Voices Wales – have your say! - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales

FTWW Public Statement on Welfare Reform Proposals, March 2025 / Datganiad Cyhoeddus FTWW ar y Cynigion i Ddiwygio Lles, Mawrth 2025

Help Shape the Future of PCOS Research in the UK! / Helpwch i Lunio Dyfodol Ymchwil i PCOS yn y DU!

Senedd H&SCC Report: Supporting People with Chronic Conditions

FTWW Statement on the NHS Wales 10-year Women's Health Plan

Endometriosis: Woman with years of pain says symptoms cost her job

Disabled women face ‘discrimination double whammy’ at work - Nation Cymru

Senedd: Disability and Employment Evidence Session

FTWW Blog: Disability and Employment: Nothing About Us Without Us

BBC Wales News: 'Endometriosis spreads like my cancer, so why are waits so long?'

Gender Equality in Wales - Public Health Network Cymru

Sam Skelton - FTWW

What’s Wales got to do with it? Why the UK General Election Really Matters for Women’s Health Equality – and why Welsh Voices Count - FTWW

Breaking the Silence on Gynaecological Cancers - and Beyond! - FTWW

BBC Wales: Health: Misleading online ads a risk to women, medics fear

Adenomyosis - NHS Wales 111

The health condition affecting one in 10 women that isn't on NHS Wales' website | ITV News

Petition: Instruct NHS Wales to add Adenomyosis to its 111 A-Z webpages

Find a Member of the Senedd

Endometriosis: Women in Wales waiting 10 years for diagnosis

Worldwide EndoMarch Cardiff Wales UK

Endometriosis Action Month: Virtual Event (Wales) in partnership with FTWW | Endometriosis UK

International Women's Day at The Riverfront

Women's Winter Webinars: The latest in PMDD research

Women's health needs and the pursuit of equity: the absence of a dedicated plan

Senedd Inquiry – Supporting People with Chronic Conditions: FTWW members have their say - FTWW

Rebel Bodies is out in paperback! - FTWW

PMDD - Podcast and Petition Links

Hysteroscopy without anaesthetic like being flayed alive - Dee Dickens

Hysteroscopy - Dee speaks to Radio Wales (from 47mins)

FTWW @ Disability Wales 2023 Conference - FTWW

NCEPOD Endometriosis Survey - ncepod.qualtrics.com

Female health and Endometriosis: Read our blogs for The Welsh Fabians - FTWW

A guide to fair work | GOV.WALES

Minister not at UN shows how little Tories want to protect disabled people

Press release: Report finds worsening violations of disabled people’s rights - Disability Wales

671st Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

FTWW Newsletter: Female Health Firmly on the Agenda / Cylchlythyr FTWW: Lle Amlwg ar yr Agenda i Iechyd Menywod

Below the Belt Community Screening + Discussion

Petition: Introduce an at-home smear test option in Wales

Petition: Health Education & Improvement Wales to make PMDD a mandatory CPD module in postgrad medical teaching

Cervical cancer: Call for at-home smear tests in Wales

Love Your Period's Molly Fenton speaks to Nicky Campbell - 10/08/2023

PMDD: Period-related condition causing extreme distress

BBC Radio Wales - Bleeding Hell

Disability Pride – is disability something to be ‘proud’ of? We say, ‘yes’ – and here’s why. - FTWW

Why Disability Pride Month is a vital celebration of what it means to be disabled

FUNDRAISER: Raising awareness for the women of Wales!, organized by Peter Dyason

Petition of the Year - Senedd Wales

Plenary - 07/06/2023 (Buffy Williams - PMDD)

Women ‘traumatised’ by invasive hysteroscopies often carried out with just paracetamol - i news

Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough

Chester mental health unit opens two hospital beds for Welsh mums - BBC

Adenomyosis- NHS Inform Scotland

BBC's Naga Munchetty reveals womb condition adenomyosis - BBC

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) - UWS Research

The women in Wales waiting decades for an endometriosis diagnosis

Virtual Event – Endometriosis and The Women & Girls’ Health Plan - FTWW

Worldwide EndoMarch Cardiff Wales UK

5 Live Drive - 08/03/2023 - BBC Sounds - FTWW's Beth on Endometriosis

Women’s health in Wales: Welsh Government yet to implement women and girls’ health plan

#EmbracingEquity in female health

Endometriosis: Woman spends £20k to manage debilitating pain - BBC Wales News

Screenings: Endo What - Below the Belt

Period Proud Wales | GOV.WALES

'I used socks and toilet paper growing up in period poverty'

Lisa talks menopause & work on BBC Radio Wales

BBC World Service - Health Check, The ‘Endo-Monster inside me’

Scientists map cellular changes linked to endometriosis - Guardian

Women's Health Series - Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder

Doctors treated my endometriosis like a character flaw rather than a medical condition - The i Paper

Pregnancy: IVF clinics 'can't just tell women to lose weight' - BBC

Baby loss: Campaigners call for official certificates - BBC Wales

#DWCONF22 - Equal Power, Equal Voice - Dee's speech

Walescast - A Women's Health Takeover - BBC Sounds (Podcast)

Walescast - Women's Health Takeover - BBC iPlayer (TV Programme)

The unseen and damaging reality of dealing with menopause

Wales This Week: The Hidden Loss (ITV Wales)

Women's symptoms ignored by GPs - campaigners - BBC Wales

#WomensHealthWales

#IechydMenywodCymru

‘I was worried I was going to die’: why one NHS patient had to go private - The Guardian

Women at risk of ‘unwanted pregnancies’ due to delays accessing contraception in Cardiff - ITV Wales

Covid-19 Inquiry - Have your say

Long-term physical / mental health & pregnancy survey

Watch: Wales This Week: Living in Pain - ITV Wales

DONATE: FTWW's #Yellow4Endo

HRT: Women turn to black market for menopause symptoms treatment - BBC Wales

Period education in schools: Dee speaks to Catrin Nye - BBC Sounds

Periods: TikTok gives better education than schools, say teens - BBC Wales

'It’s like a chain around your stomach' - Mum describes 'crippling' pain of endometriosis - ITV Wales

Behind The Health Statistic - Adenomyosis

Waiting Well - Senedd Health & Social Care Committee Report

RCOG Report: Left for too long: understanding the scale and impact of gynaecology waiting lists

Gynaecology waits soar by 60% during pandemic - BBC

“It’s really complex”: endometriosis nurses in Wales just the first step - InterCardiff

28ish Days Later - Day Seventeen: PMS - BBC Sounds

Petition to Improve Endometriosis Healthcare in Wales Delivered to The Senedd

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PETITION: Women in Wales deserve better miscarriage support from the Welsh NHS - Jessica's story

FTWW Report: Making the Case for Better Lupus and Rare Autoimmune Disease Provision for Patients in Wales

BBC Radio Wales - Dot Davies - NHS Waiting Lists

'Second Menopause' - Daily Mail

Julie's Dry January fundraiser for FTWW

Apply to join the RCOG Women's Network

Public Health Wales 'sorry' for lack of clarity over changes to cervical screening tests - ITV Wales

Ectopic pregnancy: Woman describes 'excruciating pain' in hope others will recognise symptoms - ITV Wales

Pregnancy: 'I felt fat-shamed by banter at my 12-week scan' - BBC

Women's health ambassador appointment to improve care - BBC

New mum woke in hospital not knowing where she was - Wales Online

Why are new mums suffering issues from post-natal depression to excruciating pelvic pain left to cope alone by the NHS? - Daily Mail

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Is Ruining My Life – But Doctors Won’t Help Me ~ Refinery 29

9 gynaecological problems always worth getting checked - Irish Examiner

FTWW Responds to Health Minister’s Comments on Lupus Report

FTWW November Newsletter: FTWW Voices Being Heard

‘Absolute agony’: Why getting a smear test with vaginismus isn’t as simple as ‘just relaxing’ - Metro

#Lleswyl2021 - Information and FREE Tickets

Ending the Postcode Lottery - FTWW Joins Campaign

Sign up to easy fundraising and support FTWW

Melanie Sykes and Christine McGuinness praised for openness about autism diagnosis - BBC

FTWW & Disability Wales: UNCRDP and rights of disabled women - Sign Up

Number of available NHS Wales beds the lowest since records began - Wales Online

Kellogg's to give staff fertility, menopause and miscarriage leave - BBC

FTWW October Newsletter

Menopause: HRT prescription cost cut welcomed by campaigners -BBC

Halloween drive by charity event for FTWW

Third of women in Wales consider giving up work due to menopause symptoms - ITV Wales

Hello! and Wellbeing of Women - Menopause Workplace Pledge.

Myleene Klass: Miscarriage & Me - about the documentary - MSN Lifestyle

Baby Loss Awareness week - Sky News Podcast

Asos offers staff flexible work and paid leave during menopause, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss... The Guardian

‘Fear of being labelled hysterical: 1 in 10 women experience suicidal thoughts due to perimenopause - The Independent

Menopause facts and misinformation - Dr Edward Morris (RCOG) for Health Awareness

FTWW Vice-Chair Rachel discusses the importance of public toilets - Dot Davies - BBC Radio Wales

Diverse5050 - WEN Wales

BBC Panorama - NHS: Wait or Pay?

NHS waits: More people feeling forced into private healthcare - BBC

PCOS: what are the “hidden” signs and symptoms of this common hormone condition? - Stylist Magazine

Chwarae Teg Womenspire Awards 2021

Opinion: Engage Britain – Why we must be able to critique the NHS - FTWW Blog

'The pharmacist said it would give the wrong message': The young women denied the morning-after pill - BBC Three

BBC Breakfast Coverage of Engage Britain Survey - including interview with FTWW's Dee (watch from 12:53)

NHS sparks pride but one in five go private, survey finds - BBC (Coverage of Engage Britain survey)

Engage Britain: 'I was neglected and dismissed' - FTWW Vice Chair Rachel shares her experiences

Equal Power Equal Voice Mentoring

Galw am wella gofal endometriosis - Golwg

More than 90% of female doctors have faced sexism at work, finds BMA - The Guardian

Life-saving blood test for pregnant women to be rolled out across NHS in England - ITV News

For too long, women have been side-lined or even sacked for struggling with the menopause - Daily Mail

Mum's endometriosis so severe only hugging burning hot water bottle helped with the pain but 'cooked' her stomach - Wales Online

Work your muscles and rethink your diet: how fitness can help you through the menopause - The Guardian

Not ‘just a bad period’: Why it’s past time we improved endometriosis healthcare in Wales - Beth Hales for Nation Cymru

Almost 1.2m people waiting at least six months for vital NHS services in England - The Guardian

Women's health: I'm in pain but it took years for anyone to listen (women's health plan Scotland) - BBC

Covid delays force mother, 29, to take out a £10,000 loan to pay for a private hysterectomy to stop agonising pain – after she is told she faces a two-year wait for the operation on the NHS - Daily Mail

Menopause Symptoms Start Long Before Women Stop Getting Their Periods, New Study Shows - Forbes

Lack of support after miscarriage is causing a mental health crisis say charities - ITV

Welsh Government Publishes Report on Impact of Covid-19 on Disabled People - FTWW

Petition: Offer better pain relief for IUD insertions and removals

Female body has long been misunderstood, maligned and under researched - The Irish Times

Almost half of women say they stopped ‘having sex while going through menopause’ - The Independent

Menopause: Swansea MP calls for change on 'the change' - BBC

Coil pain: ‘Our voices have been heard’ - BBC

Long Covid: Will I ever get better? - Lucy Adams/BBC

Position Statement: 2021 NICE Guideline Update - Doctors with M.E.

Covid: 'Not seeing my disabled son during lockdown was awful' - BBC Wales coverage of the Locked out... report

Pandemic exclusion led to confusion and fear, says ground-breaking Welsh report - Disability News Service

Sandi Toksvig condemns ‘unforgivable’ treatment of disabled people in Covid pandemic during 91 hour protest - The i

Women's health inquiry: Anger at slow progress - BBC

Endometriosis - You could fly to the moon 456 times before you get diagnosed - Leader Live

Scandal of the women left in screaming agony by 'painless' procedures - Mail Online

Women worst hit by NHS waiting lists backlog - Telegraph (MSN)

'Shameful taboo' around sharing female health issues, women say - BBC

'I had no choice - It was either life or death’: How a woman was sent 200 miles away for anorexia treatment - ITV

Chronically ill and disabled workers endure regular discrimination in UK workplaces, study finds - Metro

Group of women taking legal action after suffering 'horrendous' side effects from controversial sterilisation device - The Irish News

Women shouldn’t have to turn online to get their healthcare needs met - Metro

How shame around women’s health led me to create a Diversity & Inclusion policy for all - Campaign

Almost half of menopausal women say they were forced to ‘seek private care’ - Independent

Three miscarriage rule before receiving help is unacceptable, says MP - The Guardian

WHO advises women of childbearing age not to drink alcohol - Mail Online

Rise in women turning to ‘Dr Google’ - The Hippocratic Post

Nine in 10 menopausal women suffer mental health issues, research suggests - The Independent

Meg Mathews: Why are women still ashamed to talk about the menopause? The Telegraph

‘It’s infuriating and shocking’: how medicine has failed women over time - Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn

Written Statement: Sharing patient records in Wales - Eluned Morgan

Consultant Midwives Cymru & Welsh Infant Feeding Network survey

'Electronic nose' accurately sniffs out hard-to-detect cancers

What is endometriosis? Patients turn to social media for information and support - The Conversation

The most staggering myths about periods in countries around the world - The Independent

BBC News: Anorexia: Women's deaths prompt fears over specialist care

BBC News: Covid vaccine: Period changes could be a short-term side effect

Glamour: Skin Conditions and Your Vulva

i Paper: Post Natal Depression: Jen @anotherlockdownmummy's story

i News: Dr Louise Newson article on menopause & HRT

The Guardian - The chemical question: does focusing on hormones undermine mental healthcare?

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: Krisha's story - Grazia

Children in Wales - Patient experience survey

Welsh Government Consultation: National framework for bereavement care

Financial Times: Welsh govt struggles to improve weak and fragmented NHS

Women in England almost twice as likely as men to be prescribed opiate painkillers

ITV News: Changes to visiting for new parents in Wales

Women’s pain is routinely underestimated, and gender stereotypes are to blame – new research

Women with chronic pain are already dismissed – new guidelines denying them painkillers are a disaster

April is Adenomyosis Awareness Month - Adenomyosis Advice Asssociation

Pandemic periods: why women's menstrual cycles have gone haywire

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) - Imogen's Story

ITV News: Endometriosis article ft. FAQs answered by Dr Edward Morris

My miscarriage was made even more lonely and traumatic by lockdown

Charlotte Carroll: ‘Staying silent about endometriosis nearly cost me my life’

Women are still branded ‘hysterical’ because of chronic illnesses

It's 2021. Why have we still not normalised women who don't have children?

BBC Sport: Understanding endometriosis in sport

Alexa Chung Endometriosis Interview with Refinery 29 UK

Lupus: Welsh centres of excellence could 'extend lives'

Metro: Why does using hormonal birth control have to suck so much?