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Mira has integrated with Oura, letting users see sleep, readiness and temperature trends alongside hormone readings in the Mira app. The integration lets Mira users view Oura sleep, readiness and temperature trends next to hormone data to show how hormonal shifts affect daily wellbeing. Oura members must consent to share their data with Mira. Oura [...]

Calla Lily Clinical Care has partnered with Merck to support the intravaginal drug delivery platform Callavid in an effort to improve how vaginal medicines are given. The collaboration will continue development of Callavid, described as a leak-resistant device that addresses challenges with self-administered vaginal therapies. Callavid uses a small, tampon-shaped device with an integrated absorbent [...]

Submitting your research project for Femtech World Awards recognition can feel daunting. What makes one project stand out from another? After reviewing successful submissions from previous years, we've identified the key elements that transform good research into award-winning work. Innovation That Solves Real Problems Judges aren't just looking for novelty - they're looking [...]

Transdermal HRT best protects bone density in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea, a condition that stops periods, a review of trials has found. The meta-analysis pooled randomised clinical trials involving 692 participants and found transdermal hormone replacement therapy and teriparatide increased bone mineral density by between 2 and 13 per cent. Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea can [...]

An AI tool cut interval breast cancers by 12 per cent in a Swedish screening trial of more than 105,000 women. The study also found 27 per cent fewer aggressive breast cancers detected at screening when AI was used. Interval cancers are cancers found between routine screening appointments because they were missed at the original [...]

Ageing anxiety may accelerate biological ageing in women, with fears about worsening health linked to faster epigenetic ageing, according to new research. The study found that greater anxiety about growing old was associated with accelerated epigenetic ageing, as measured by the DunedinPACE clock, based on biological markers in blood samples. Epigenetic changes are shifts in [...]

France is urging 29-year-olds to have children as part of a 16-point plan to boost fertility and raise birth rates. Health officials say the aim is to prevent men and women facing fertility problems later in life and thinking "if only I had known". The strategy comes as the country, like many western nations including [...]

Women with ADHD are nearly twice as likely to experience perimenopause symptoms compared with women without ADHD, new research has revealed. The study reported 54 per cent of women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder had perimenopausal symptoms, compared with 30 per cent without the condition. Among perimenopausal women with ADHD, 59 per cent [...]

Stanford graduates' startup Clair is building a wearable hormone tracker for women, offering continuous, non-invasive monitoring. The company, Clair, founded by Jenny Duan and Abhinav Agarwal, aims to build what its founders describe as a research-led, privacy-focused tool to help women see how hormone levels affect daily life. Duan and Agarwal met in spring 2025 [...]

WUKA has announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), including RYA Scotland and RYA Northern Ireland, supporting women and girls in sailing. Building on WUKA’s growing #TackleAnything campaign - which has already reached thousands of girls across sports in the UK - this collaboration brings practical period solutions into sailing. Together, WUKA [...]