Petition · past parliament

Include women’s health into the school curriculum.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Implement women’s health into sexual health education. This should include what’s normal, what’s not normal, discharge, Thrush, bacterial vaginitis, polly cystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, fibroids and infertility.
As a women we are taught very little about our own bodies and are often too embarrassed to ask. Girls and women need to know what’s normal and when to ask for help.

1 in 10 women’s have endometriosis and 1 in 10 women have PCOS but it estimated that this number is most likely a lot higher and 50% of women go undiagnosed. When these conditions are left untreated it can cause intense pain, permanent damage, loss of organs and infertility.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Health is already included in the national curriculum.

You can find out more here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908013/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf

Timeline

3 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
10 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Feb 2021

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