Women in England are being urged to help shape reproductive health policy by sharing their experiences of a range of issues.

The government’s launch of the survey comes more than a year after ministers first promised to seek women’s views on issues including periods, contraception, fertility, pregnancy and the menopause, as part of its women’s health strategy.

Findings from the exercise, to be launched on Thursday, will be used to better understand women’s reproductive health experiences over time and inform government health policy, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.