English: Absolutely. I think there is an injustice that has been going on for way too long, and the very fact that women are not in trials, that there's a disproportionate amount of money invested in certain research areas rather than others - it's women who lose out almost every time. That has got to be something that we address. It is a social justice issue, absolutely. In 2019, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists published 'Better for women: Improving the health and wellbeing of girls and women'. Now, this report argues that a strategic approach across the life course of a woman is necessary to prevent predictable morbidity and mortality and to address the determinants of health specific to women. I absolutely agree that our health services need to provide advice and care to girls and women across their whole life course. The NHS in Wales must deliver a model of care that enables women to live healthy and productive lives, and not simply be a service that intervenes when women experience problems. In recent years, much of our response to addressing issues in women's health has been delivered through the work of the women's health implementation group, which has focused on reproductive issues. Since its establishment, the WHIG has been allocated £1 million per year from the Welsh Government, and this funding has been used to establish a network of pelvic health and well-being co-ordinators in each health board. More recently, this funding has allowed for the recruitment of a network of specialist endometriosis nurses in each health board, and that's to develop national pathways, to reduce diagnostic times and to support women living with endometriosis. And I can assure you in this Chamber today that I've spent more time on the need to improve our response to endometriosis than I have on almost any other health condition. We have to put a stop to the harrowing experiences of people like Emily, and, I imagine, Beth, and other petitioners as well. We know that taboos and a lack of education about menstruation have tangible negative effects on girls' and women's lives, and, last year, we launched Bloody Brilliant, our online resource and educational platform. It was designed with significant input from young people to help break taboos and enable open conversations about period health, including what is normal and when they should seek help. Welsh Government is also working to help improve services to support women experiencing menopause. A task and finish group is being established, looking to share local best practice and establish an improved care pathway. We're also participating in the UK menopause taskforce, which is taking a four-nations approach to improve knowledge about the menopause and better support women experiencing it.
Welsh: Yn bendant. Credaf fod anghyfiawnder wedi bod yn digwydd ers gormod o amser, a'r union ffaith nad yw menywod mewn treialon, fod swm anghymesur o arian yn cael ei fuddsoddi mewn rhai meysydd ymchwil yn hytrach nag eraill - menywod sydd ar eu colled bron bob tro. Rhaid i hynny fod yn rhywbeth yr ydym yn mynd i'r afael ag ef. Mae'n fater cyfiawnder cymdeithasol, yn hollol. Yn 2019, cyhoeddodd Coleg Brenhinol yr Obstetryddion a'r Gynaecolegwyr 'Better for women: Improving the health and wellbeing of girls and women'. Nawr, mae'r adroddiad hwn yn dadlau bod angen dull strategol ar hyd oes dynes er mwyn atal afiachedd a marwolaethau rhagweladwy ac i fynd i'r afael â phenderfynyddion iechyd sy'n benodol i fenywod. Rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr fod angen i'n gwasanaethau iechyd ddarparu cyngor a gofal i ferched a menywod ar hyd eu hoes. Rhaid i'r GIG yng Nghymru ddarparu model gofal sy'n galluogi menywod i fyw bywydau iach a chynhyrchiol, ac nid bod yn wasanaeth sydd ond yn ymyrryd pan fydd menywod yn cael problemau. Yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, mae llawer o'n hymateb i fynd i'r afael â materion iechyd menywod wedi'i gyflawni drwy waith y grŵp gweithredu ar iechyd menywod, sydd wedi canolbwyntio ar faterion atgenhedlol. Ers ei sefydlu, dyrannwyd £1 miliwn y flwyddyn i'r grŵp gan Lywodraeth Cymru, a defnyddiwyd y cyllid hwn i sefydlu rhwydwaith o gydlynwyr iechyd y pelfis a llesiant ym mhob bwrdd iechyd. Yn fwy diweddar, mae'r cyllid hwn wedi ei gwneud hi'n bosibl recriwtio rhwydwaith o nyrsys endometriosis arbenigol ym mhob bwrdd iechyd, a hynny er mwyn datblygu llwybrau cenedlaethol, lleihau amseroedd diagnostig a chefnogi menywod sy'n byw gydag endometriosis. A gallaf eich sicrhau yn y Siambr hon heddiw fy mod wedi treulio mwy o amser ar yr angen i wella ein hymateb i endometriosis nag y gwneuthum ar bron unrhyw gyflwr iechyd arall. Rhaid inni roi diwedd ar brofiadau dirdynnol pobl fel Emily, ac rwy'n tybio, Beth, a deisebwyr eraill hefyd. Gwyddom fod tabŵs a diffyg addysg am y mislif yn cael effeithiau negyddol gwirioneddol ar fywydau merched a menywod, a'r llynedd, lansiwyd Mislif Fi, ein hadnoddau ar-lein a'n platfform addysgol. Fe'i lluniwyd gyda mewnbwn sylweddol gan bobl ifanc i helpu i dorri tabŵs a hwyluso sgyrsiau agored am iechyd mislif, gan gynnwys yr hyn sy'n normal a phryd y dylent ofyn am gymorth. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd yn gweithio i helpu i wella gwasanaethau i gefnogi menywod sy'n mynd drwy'r menopos. Mae grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen yn cael ei sefydlu i geisio rhannu arferion gorau lleol a sefydlu llwybr gofal gwell. Rydym hefyd yn cymryd rhan yn nhasglu menopos y DU, sy'n defnyddio dull pedair gwlad o wella gwybodaeth am y menopos a rhoi gwell cefnogaeth i fenywod sy'n mynd drwyddo.