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The collaboration will offer women 'personalised' training and performance recommendations

The women's health app Flo can significantly improve health literacy, new research by the company has found. A randomised controlled trial (RCT) conducted by Flo has shown that women who have used the period tracking app for at least three months had better health literacy and were able to manage their PMS and PMDD symptoms [...]

A new AI technology could assess the quality of live sperm in seconds, removing the need for invasive procedures that compromise sperm viability in IVF treatments. Current clinical practices to evaluate sperm morphology require human analysis and chemical staining of the sperm cells which can cause damage. However, a new method, from Monash University’s Department [...]

The new content aims to support people experiencing fertility issues or undergoing treatment

One in four women with the most aggressive form of ovarian cancer could receive an earlier diagnosis if they were tested and fast-tracked for specialist care, new research has found. New data has shown that symptom triggered testing, prompted by symptoms such as pain, abdominal bloating/swelling, and feeling full soon after starting to eat, could [...]

As the countdown to SiS London continues, the SiS: Women’s Health team is scouting the most inspiring case studies in the industry. SiS London is curating an agenda that’s not just informative, but truly impactful—packed with actionable insights, personal stories, and valuable lessons from some of the brightest minds in women’s health. This event is [...]

In an era where inclusivity and employee wellbeing are paramount to corporate success, organisations are increasingly recognising the importance of comprehensive fertility benefits. This trend is part of a broader effort to create a supportive workplace culture that acknowledges the diverse needs of employees. Apricity Fertility's recent partnership with Yahoo underscores this shift, highlighting the [...]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering up to US$3m in cash prizes to accelerate the development of non-invasive technologies to improve endometriosis diagnosis. The RADx® Tech ACT ENDO Challenge seeks to shorten the time to diagnosis, eliminate the invasiveness of current techniques, and improve accessibility, safety, convenience and costs of diagnosis. “Endometriosis is one [...]

Women with ovarian cancer whose fallopian tubes are removed during sterilisation via laparoscopy have only marginally more surgical complications than those whose tubes are simply cut, new research has shown. Ovarian cancer is a relatively rare yet serious disease with an insidious progression. Late detection means that the prognosis is often poor. According to WHO, [...]

One in three women who tested positive for chlamydia or gonorrhoea while pregnant were not retested before giving birth, despite the potential to transmit infections to newborns. A new study by researchers from Quest Diagnostics and the University of Alabama suggests adherence to guideline-based laboratory testing and treatment of pregnant women for two of the most prevalent [...]