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One in six couples in the UK may have difficulty conceiving

The UK makeup and skincare brand N07 has collaborated with the cognitive hypnotherapy app Clementine to create rituals for menopausal women. The six free-to-access, mind-skin rituals aim to help women feel more in control of their day and their skin and be more positive about themselves. “We are beyond excited to partner with the UK’s [...]

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, [...]

The London-based virtual clinic Apricity has raised €17m to advance fertility care across Spain, Germany and Italy.  The funding round led by the Swiss healthtech investor MTIP, with participation from Iris Ventures, will also be used to expand Apricity's at-home services, including ultrasound scans. Apricity is the world’s first virtual fertility clinic and uses AI [...]

UK charity Maya Centre has launched a new women’s hub to provide a community-led approach to counselling. The new women’s hub launched on the 30th of August and is part of a broader mission to improve women’s mental health in the community. The scheme aims to deliver co-design wellbeing workshops through peer support groups that focus [...]

The disruption to cancer services have stretched health systems and left thousands of women with no specialist care. Femtech World reports.  The pandemic has caused significant disruptions and has deepened health inequalities. According to a recent BMJ report, Covid has had a drastic effect on the entire cancer continuum through interruption, delays, and altered modes [...]

Head of the HRT Taskforce Madelaine McTernan presented key recommendations for future management of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supply in the UK. The recommendations will inform the work of the UK-wide menopause Taskforce as Ms McTernan has returned to working full time as the director general of the Covid-19 vaccine Taskforce as preparation for the [...]

The funding round aims to address the wider medical neglect across the US

Endometriosis affects roughly 190 million women of reproductive age globally

The platform aims to change the way women use and interact with technology