Menstrual & gynaecological health

The platform will include both a hormonal and hormone-free IUD option

The company aims to demystify and destigmatise menstrual health while enabling women to embrace their femininity

Remote services help people have an abortion where the medical procedure remains legal post Roe v Wade

The giant's big-selling contraceptive has been approved in Europe to provide up to eight years of pregnancy protection

Ovaprene could become the first FDA-approved monthly, self-administered, hormone-free contraceptive product

FemTech World explores whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is safe or not, its benefits and contraindications. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment that relieves symptoms of the menopause and replaces hormones that are at a lower level as women approach this hormonal phase. There are numerous ways of taking HRT, including tablets, skin patches, [...]

Endometriosis affects roughly 190 million women of reproductive age globally

Progesterone is a key hormone in assessing ovulation. FemTech World speaks to Amy Beckley, founder of Proov, to find out how at-home testing could change the way infertility is diagnosed and treated. Progesterone is a female sex hormone produced mainly in the ovaries following ovulation each month - a crucial part of the menstrual cycle [...]

About 75 per cent of women experience hot flashes but many questions remain unanswered about the nausea that comes with it. Can hot flashes cause nausea? How? What to do? A hot flash is a sudden feeling of warmth in the upper body, which is usually most intense over the face, neck and chest. [...]

An US femtech startup aims to connect women’s menstrual cycle to their fitness and wellness routine. The startup, 28, has scored US$3.2m in seed funding in a round led by Thiel Capital to expand its wellness and fitness pitch. The fitness and wellness programme is divided in four phases that coincide with hormone levels and [...]