Menstrual health and endometriosis: costs incurred by women, health systems and society
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are central to overall health and well-being. Advancing women’s gynaecological health is an aspect of SRHR that has been inadequately prioritized. We highlight the costs incurred by women, health systems and societies associated with menstrual health and endometriosis to underscore critical unmet women’s health needs and call for interventions to mitigate society-wide economic repercussions of poor gynaecological health in women.
Authors
- Michelle Remme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4917-8531)
- Goodness Ogeyi Odey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2374-9909)
- Jennifer Rasanathan
- Caitlin Elizabeth Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-063X)
- Sergio Torres‐Rueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6335-6392)
- Pascale Allotey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-5774)
- Manjulaa Narasimhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0598-6887)
- Maclaine Barré-Quick
Institutions
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (CH)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44294-025-00094-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70