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Heavy menstrual bleeding, endometriosis, infertility, miscarriage and the menopause affect millions of women, but many still aren’t getting the care or support they need.

Despite conditions like these having a devastating impact on lives, women’s health remains a chronically underfunded and neglected area of healthcare.

That’s where we come in.

Changing the future of women’s health

Since 1964, we’ve invested more than £75 million in vital research across all areas of women’s reproductive and gynaecological health. We’re developing new breakthroughs to save and change the lives of women, girls and babies.

Many of the tests, treatments and cures we take for granted today started with research that we funded.

Multiple generations of women

The impact of our research on women's health

Our breakthroughs have helped women, girls and babies from birth, menstruation, menopause and beyond. Our key achievements include:

  • Helping millions of babies survive and thrive worldwide
  • Being at the forefront of gynaecological cancer prevention and treatment
  • Transforming understanding and treatment options for heavy and painful periods
See how our research changes lives

Our ambition and reach

By investing in research, we’re supporting the development of new innovations that are desperately needed.

We’re funding research in areas of unmet need and supporting the next generation of promising researchers.

Our research dashboard allows you to explore everything we've funded over the last 60 years.

See the research we've funded
Image shows Dr Sarah Kitson in a white coat in a lab.

For researchers

Will your research be the next breakthrough for women’s health?

Find out more about funding opportunities, how our funding works and the support available to you.

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Image shows Dr Sarah McClelland, Senior Lecturer at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London in a lab. She's wearing a white coat and doing some lab tests.

Our partnerships

We are proud to collaborate with a number of partner organisations, including Royal Colleges, the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the Scottish Government, industry and other charities.

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Your donation will help us to:

  • invest in ground-breaking research to find the next breakthrough in women's health
  • give women and their families vital health information
  • campaign to change the future for women, girls and babies.

Please give generously. Thank you.