22 September 2026: Readers respond to an article on women being less likely than men to be offered active treatment for the same conditions

Sex-based discrimination is not new, but the fact that women with the same health conditions as men – from kidney to heart to liver problems – are less likely to be offered treatment continues to shock us. These are not just men’s issues, as they have historically been treated, but conditions that significantly affect women.

The I Paper

Her message is clear: “Reproductive health is general health. Fertility treatments, including IVF, are healthcare. What I don’t want is people to be hearing these myths around IVF and fertility treatment and doing something unnecessarily expensive, unnecessarily invasive, or unnecessarily high dose”…

The Prime Minister is right to say that social care is too important, too difficult and too long neglected to be left to politics as usual. His decision to seek a cross-party solution recognises a simple truth: Britain’s biggest challenges cannot be solved by one department, or one government, acting alone.

Health more broadly deserves the same approach…

Half of all British adult women have delayed having a child or decided against it altogether, according to new Ipsos research – the latest indication that we are facing a full-blown population crisis.

We hosted two events at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this year, in partnership with The Good Growth Foundation.

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Professor Geeta Nargund

Giving time, expertise and leadership is just as important as money when it comes to tackling society’s most pressing challenges, says Professor Geeta Nargund

The first female leader of MI6 is, rightly, seen as positive, if overdue, progress for equality. Yet, the return of all-male shortlists in some industries is also evidence that, for every step forward for women in the workplace, we risk taking two steps back, argues Professor Geeta Nargund.

Professor Geeta Nargund, founder and medical director of Create Fertility and ABC IVF, has announced her departure from the business after 25 years.

Women live longer than men, but they live more of their lives in ill-health – and research has revealed a gender divide in healthcare.

This is a one-in-generation opportunity to tackle health inequalities and innovate so that Britain can support its ageing population. Prof. Geeta Nargund