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The tracking app Lorestry has been named the N0 1 pregnancy and baby app for 2022. The app is the only pregnancy and baby tracker that maps parent-generated data related to the social and environmental drivers of health. These conditions impact as much as 80 per cent of a health outcome, making them critical factors [...]

As many mixed-race women, Noelle Acosta was let down by the American healthcare system. Here she tells FemTech World why it's time for a change.  Systemic racism is risking the safety of thousands of women from Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity backgrounds across the US. According to the Office on Women's Health (OWH), minority women continue [...]

The campaign aims to educate the public on the threats to fertility care in abortion-focused state legislation

The visibility of the trans community is growing at an exponential rate as younger generations openly identify as trans

Endometriosis affects roughly 190 million women of reproductive age globally

The American company specialises in fertility treatments, IVF, fertility testing and fertility preservation

The support includes impartial, empathetic help in understanding menopause and managing symptoms

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 [...]