When the body calls for attention: what is still missing to know about cannabis in women's health
Study reveals that, although many women report benefits in using cannabis-based medicines, science still faces important gaps about its effects on women's health
Published on 11/10/2025
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There are pains that medicine still cannot name. And there are bodies, mostly female, that continue to seek answers among exams, consultations, and waits that seem to have no end.
According to Cannabis Health News, it is in this space of silence that cannabis-based medicines begin to emerge as a breath of hope, especially among women living with chronic pain, sleep disorders, anxiety, endometriosis, or menopausal symptoms.
The reports are repeated in clinics in the United Kingdom: improvement in pain, mood, rest. Small respites in the midst of chaos. But at the same time, science is still in its infancy, there are more questions than certainties, more personal experiences than consolidated evidence.
Between hope and science that is still progressing
According to the site, more than 750,000 women in the UK are waiting for gynecological care, double the number recorded before the pandemic. In this context, access to alternative therapies becomes a possible refuge, even though the scientific support is still insufficient.
Research indicates that female hormones can alter how the body responds to THC and CBD, and that the low representation of women in clinical studies creates a dangerous knowledge gap.
Cannabis Health News reinforces that understanding the role of the endocannabinoid system in the different stages of a woman's life, from puberty to menopause, is an urgent step for medicine to truly become inclusive.
Care as the path
More than a pharmacological issue, this is a conversation about listening and empathy.
The use of cannabis in women's health not only reveals the therapeutic potential of the plant but also how much traditional medicine still needs to open up to dialogue with those who experience pain firsthand.
Because, in the end, the female body does not ask for miracles — it asks for care, science with sensitivity, and a medicine that knows how to look at the whole, and not just at the part that hurts.
With information from Cannabis Health News.
