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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund laser hair removal free on the NHS for women with polycystic ovaries (PCOS)

Closed 153 signatures

What the petition asks

I’m a 29 year old women who has suffered with PCOS since being 18. Symptoms include Hair growth, Hair loss, Depression, and Infertility.

Nothing has effected me more mentally than the hair growth. Its something I can't hide from other people and it breaks my heart.
Laser hair removal for women with PCOS should be free on the NHS. Figures suggest that one in 10 women have PCOS - which roughly translates into 3.5 million women in the UK - making it a very common condition. This is not something we've asked for, it's not to be vain or a beauty procedure it's to help women who struggle with PCPS have one less thing to worry about in the long list of symptoms we already have to struggle with.

Timeline

17 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 153
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 17 May 2021
Closed 17 Nov 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.