More than a third of women with hormone -related complaints keep them hidden in the workplace. They rarely talk about it with a manager or company doctor, according to new figures from CBS and TNO.

In 2025, 80 percent of female employees (3.2 million women) indicated that they sometimes or regularly suffer from hormone -related complaints associated with menstruation, pregnancy or transition. 35 percent of this group hide the complaints at work. That share is higher than with male and female employees with other health problems, 24 percent of whom are retaining their complaints.

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This is apparent from a recent follow -up measurement of the National Working Conditions Survey (NEA) of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and TNO. 3787 women and men took part in the study. Among them were 750 women in the menstrual phase, 225 in the phase prior to the transition and more than 350 in the phase after the transition.

Carefully

Of the women with hormone -related complaints, 41 percent indicate that they are careful with whom they talk about it in the workplace. Among employees with other health problems, this share is 35 percent. Women with hormone -related complaints are also more often afraid that colleagues look down on them.

Only 12 percent discuss the complaints with a manager and 2 percent with the company doctor. For comparison: of employees with other health problems, 35 percent discuss the complaints with the manager and 7 percent with the company doctor.

Work on

Furthermore, it appears that 67 percent of these women work while they feel sick. For employees with other health problems this is 43 percent. In addition, women with hormone -related complaints more often indicate that they are less able to do their work. About half of them (1.6 million) feel limited in performing the work. At 31 percent this plays a few times a year.

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Of the women who do not discuss their complaints, almost 1 in 10 says they need it. A similar part needs support from the manager. More than half of all employees believe that managers should become more aware of hormone -related health problems.