In order to support the prevention of infertility, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to promote efforts at schools and workplaces to detect menstrual pain, which is often overlooked, at an early stage and connect it to appropriate medical care.
Regarding support for infertility treatment, the coverage of insurance will be expanded from next year, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and others have put together a new concrete initiative to support the prevention of infertility.
According to this, about 65% of people in their 20s and about 50% of people in their 30s have menstrual pain, but many women do not see a medical institution, so it is necessary to detect the risk of infertility at an early stage. There is.
For this reason, the school plans to consider initiatives that will lead to consultations, such as enhancing training for nursing teachers regarding women's health and adding items such as amenorrhea and menstrual pain to the questionnaire for regular school medical examinations. ..
In addition, at the workplace, it is said that it will request economic organizations to give consideration to women with menstrual cramps when they go to the gynecology department and to create a work environment where it is easy to consult.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said, "Women's health issues hinder women's success and pose a risk of infertility, so we would like to promote efforts to prevent infertility."