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Femtech hardware startup Elvie inks strategic partnership with UK’s NHS

sudshr47 August 10, 2018

Elvie, a femtech hardware startup whose first product is a sleek smart pelvic floor exerciser, has inked a strategic partnership with the UK’s National Health Service that will make the device available nationwide through the country’s free-at-the-point-of-use healthcare service so at no direct cost to the patient. It’s a major win for the startup that was […]

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The stigma against buying used sex toys has weakened. But is it really a good idea?

sudshr47 May 9, 2018

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This post is part of Mashable’s Masturbation Week. May is National Masturbation Month, so we’re celebrating by exploring the many facets of self-love.

I dream of the day our nation’s greatest minds come together and invent a compostable dildo.

Tragically, that day has not arrived.

Over the past few years, however, there’s been a growing interest in sustainable sex toys — including, but thankfully not limited to, used sex toys. Browse Craigslist, Reddit, or even some of your favorite sex-positive Facebook groups, and you’re guaranteed to find a discounted, freshly boiled anal plug for sale.

And while there’s nothing quite so magical as coming home to a warm pot of cock rings on the stove, it’s worth noting that no used sex toy is ever completely free of risk. Read more…

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Unbound raises $2.7 million for women’s sexual wellness

sudshr47 December 22, 2017

 Unbound, a sexual wellness startup for women, recently raised $2.7 million from Founders Fund, Slow Ventures, Arena Ventures, SoGal Ventures and others. Founded by Polly Rodriguez of Women of SexTech, Unbound aims to empower women to own their sexuality. “Raising money is always hard but it took an exceptional amount of resilience,” Rodriguez said. Unbound’s bread and butter… Read More

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Safe’s app answers the question “Have you been tested for STDs?”

sudshr47 December 22, 2017

 The idea for Safe Group, a new Los Angeles company that’s developed a mobile app to track and verify a user’s sexual health, started on the Playa at Burning Man. The company’s chief executive and co-founder Ken Mayer was dating someone at the time who demanded to see the results of a recent STD test before agreeing to have sex. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t be cool… Read More

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Safe’s app answers the question “Have you been tested for STDs?”

sudshr47 December 22, 2017

 The idea for Safe Group, a new Los Angeles company that’s developed a mobile app to track and verify a user’s sexual health, started on the Playa at Burning Man. The company’s chief executive and co-founder Ken Mayer was dating someone at the time who demanded to see the results of a recent STD test before agreeing to have sex. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t be cool… Read More

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