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It’s a new era for fertility tech

sudshr47 February 28, 2019 Startups

We explored venture capitalists’ latest bets on fertility and contraception tech, including Modern Fertility, Extend Fertility, Natural Cycles, Nurx, Clue and more.

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Electronics giant Philips invests in monitoring and information platform for expecting mothers

sudshr47 January 7, 2019

The international electronics and medical device giant Philips is pushing further into pregnancy and childcare services by leading a $6 million early stage investment in the pregnancy-focused app-developer and device manufacturer, Babyscripts. The Washington, DC-based company works with hospitals and healthcare providers to distribute a medical device and mobile app for monitoring blood pressure and providing […]

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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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Women are calling out the doctors who didn’t take their UTIs seriously

sudshr47 March 29, 2018

If women had a pound for every time we were told to “pee after sex” or “drink cranberry juice” when we get urinary tract infections (UTIs), then we’d all be rolling in a massive pile of cash.

Twitter user @FloozyEsq chimed in to the “We need a Disney princess with…” conversation—that turned into a viral meme this week—with a comment that many women will relate to.

“We need a disney princess with chronic UTIs who goes to the doctor and the doctor tells her to always pee after sex and the princess says she’s already doing that and the doctors says well that’s all the advice I have,” she wrote. Read more…

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Tech companies, stop marketing my period to me in millennial pink

sudshr47 March 14, 2018

My period is a dark, viscous, murderous red. Yet tech companies keep selling me products to control it, all cast in that mellow-cool shade of my generation: millennial pink.
I’m frequently served ads for period tracker apps and other forms of reprodu…

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Fitbit is adding menstrual cycle tracking to its smartwatches

sudshr47 March 13, 2018

Fitbit’s first smartwatch had its fair share of issues, including a large size, which made it unwieldy for many wrists. That fact no doubt automatically excluded the product from a big chunk of its potential user base, including a lot of women. Fitbit’s hardly alone among wearable makers in that oversight, of course, but the issue certainly stood out for a company whose products… Read More

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Fitbit is adding menstrual cycle tracking to its smartwatches

sudshr47 March 13, 2018

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I tried EverlyWell’s ovarian reserve test. This is what I found out

sudshr47 December 26, 2017

At-home health testing kits are all the rage now. You can get them to analyze your genetic makeup, test for STDs and food sensitivity, and even tell you about your ovarian reserve. As TechCrunch’s in-house guinea pig, I decided to take EverlyWell’s ovarian reserve test for a spin. An ovarian reserve test evaluates your egg quality and quantity. EverlyWell describes it as a test to… 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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Want to know what your vagina’s rights are? This site can help.

sudshr47 November 1, 2017

Having a vagina doesn’t feel like it comes with great perks these days, but there are still a few benefits available to those of us who have them, believe it or not.

Thankfully there’s a new website to help us navigate what exactly theses benefits are. The helpfully named VaginaBenefits.com is put together by TIA, an app that provides women’s health advice, and is meant to help people who are trying to navigate our current insurance landscape.

So what exactly are these benefits? They’re women’s health services that the Affordable Care Act mandated be 100 percent covered by insurance. They include birth control without a copay, UTI and STI tests, pap smears, breast cancer screenings, and wellness exams. Read more…

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