My message to you...

I'm Jade, here's a bit about me:

I'm currently in the final year of my PhD.

My topic focuses on how genetic architecture could define specific cell types during placenta development.

I am classed as many things: a molecular cell biologist, developmental biologist, bioinformatician, geneticist/genomicist. But all that really means is I really care about women's health & developmental biology.

Over the course of my PhD so far, its become apparent that its really hard to get funding but also research into women's health is severely underfunded...

5% of global funding is focused on women's health . 4% towards women's cancers (Moley, K. 2024). The remaining 1% is split as below:

  • gynaecological infections.
  • gynaecological conditions.
  • contraception
  • fertility
  • menopause
  • maternal health

The division of the final 1% isn't equally split either... Does this seem like enough to you?

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Women make up 51% of the UK population.

There is 100 female health related searches on Google in the UK for every 1 male related health search.

Here are some stats from a 2024 House of Commons committee report titled 'Women's Reproductive Health Conditions'

  • 1 in 3 live with heavy menstrual bleeds.
  • 2 in 3 will develop at least one uterine fibroid.
  • 1 in 10 suffer with endometriosis.
  • 1 in 10 are affected with adenomyosis.
  • 1 in 8 women take sick leave due to period-related symptoms over 12 months.

Does 1% funding still sound like enough to you?

It doesn't to me.

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I also experienced cycle-related symptoms and thought I just have to get on with it and there was nothing I could do for myself.

I learnt the different phases of my cycle, how my symptoms relate to this and how to better understand what micronutrients my body needs.

This inspired me to start FEM. with my partner Sam to not only help women understand their bodies, but by reinvesting part of our profits into women's health research.

Conversations to understand the research that is out there already and what more needs to be done.

This is about education and empowerment.

And it starts with you.

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