Women's Health

The NHS offers screening to save lives from breast cancer. Screening does this by finding breast cancers at an early stage when they are too small to see or feel. Screening does not prevent you from getting cancer.

Anyone registered with a GP as female will be invited for NHS breast screening every 3 years between the ages of 50 and 71. You’ll get a letter in the post inviting you.

If you're a trans man, trans woman, or are non-binary you may be invited automatically, or you may need to talk to your GP surgery or call the local breast screening service to ask for an appointment.

We have a range of different locations where you can be screened.

Find out more about our screening locations

The menopause is the time when periods stop. It is defined as occurring 12 months after the last menstrual period and usually happens between the ages of 45 to 55.

The period leading up to the menopause is called the perimenopause, this is usually what women mean what they talk about ‘going through’ the menopause.

If you would like more advice and guidance please use one of the following links to find out more.

• Menopause Matters
• British Dietetic Association
• Office of Women's Health
• Rock My Menopause
• Daisy Network

If you would like more information about the different types of contraception there are some useful resources online.

• Contraception - NHS
• SH:24 - What type of pill should you take?
• Find a pharmacy that offers the contraceptive pill without a prescription

Getting fertility treatment on the NHS isn't guaranteed. In fact, finding out if you're even eligible can be a real challenge. NHS IVF Eligibility Criteria Explained

That's why Fertility Mapper has built a handy NHS IVF Eligibility Calculator - so that you can find out, fast, if the NHS is a viable option for your fertility journey.

Lots of factors determine whether you can get NHS-funded fertility treatment, like IVF or IUI. Where you live also determines what treatment you can get - and how many rounds of treatment you can do.

It's (really) confusing. So at Fertility Mapper, they decided to make it simpler for you to find out whether or not you might be considered eligible for NHS-funded fertility treatment in England.
All you have to do is enter some basic details into the boxes, and the calculator does the hard work for you. You'll get a personalised eligibility assessment emailed straight to your inbox. Easy.

Find out if you are eligible for NHS-funded IVF