Menopause

Belong.Life, the developer of AI-driven patient education and engagement solutions, has announced that its AI Health Mentor SaaS solution has been selected to power Ask Elina, a new app designed to help women effectively navigate perimenopause and menopause. Powered by Belong's AI technology, Elina is a highly trained health coach who helps users navigate the overwhelming [...]

Cases of postmenopausal osteoarthritis, and disabilities associated with the condition, have surged globally by more than 130 per cent over the last three decades, data shows. During this period, East Asia and high income Asia Pacific countries experienced the fastest growth in the condition while excess weight accounted for 20 per cent of the total [...]

More than half of women ages 30 to 35 are already suffering moderate to severe symptoms associated with menopause, yet most women are waiting decades before seeking treatment, new research has found. The research sheds important light on perimenopause, the transition period leading to menopause. Many women in perimenopause assume they’re too young to be [...]

By Dr Haleema Sheikh, a specialist in integrative women's health and bioidentical hormone balancing for the Marion Gluck Clinic. Perimenopause refers to the menopausal transition phase in women’s lives when the levels of reproductive hormones become more variable, and they can start to experience physical and mental symptoms related to these changes. Menopause is diagnosed [...]

A new UK research centre dedicated to women’s health has received a £3m funding boost. The Women's Health Research Wales centre for excellence has received £3m investment from Health and Care Research Wales, supported by the Welsh Government. The centre, which opens in April, play a role in Women’s Health Plan for Wales. Published in [...]

Maternal care femtech firm CARA Health has added a senior figure from global smart ring deeloped ŌURA to its team.  Kristina Masalin has joined CARA’s strategic advisory tea, to help progress its work in improving access to maternity support via a mobile app. In Estonia, every second pregnant woman already relies on CARÁ Health’s app, [...]

A women’s health intervention that harnesses software, AI and wearables to address pelvic pain, as well as depression, has shown promising results. Hinge Health’s digital ‘Women’s Pelvic Health Programme’ has reported a 44 per cent reduction in pelvic pain after four weeks of use – and 53 per cent after 12 weeks. The probability of [...]

Femtech startups may be able to access a new investment scheme from Visa, which aims to close the funding gap experienced by female founders. Visa Foundaton has launched the CatalyseHer Programme in the UK and is aiming to provide 500 women entrepreneurs with training and fundraising support to grow their businesses and make them more [...]

Fem Tech World explores the latest research developments impacting on women’s health. AI system detects heart defects on foetal ultrasound exams A new study has evaluated whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can improve the detection of congenital heart defects on foetal ultrasound exams among both general OBGYNs and maternal foetal medicine specialists. The team [...]

Global health products giant GE Healthcare has launched new AI-powered ultrasound tech which it says could improve the diagnosis and monitoring of high-risk pregnancies. The multinational has received FDA clearance in the US for the updated version of its Voluson Expert series of ultrasound systems. The tech features AI-driven functionality and tools which it says [...]