Women’s health company Daré Bioscience has recieved a $2.5m grant to advance the development of its investigational contraceptive DARE-LARC1 through non-clinical proof of principle studies and...
Researchers have identified Nr1h2, a critical transcription factor essential for early embryo development. The findings enhance our understanding of gene regulation during blastoid formation and hold...
A new mammography system has been unveiled which has been designed to provide mammography technologists with a suite of tools that balance the demands of diagnostic...
Scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases vulnerability...
Women are being urged to come forward for cervical screening as new figures show more than five million are not up to date with their routine...
Astorg, a pan-European private equity firm, has announce the completion of its take-private of Hamilton Thorne, and simultaneous acquisition of Cook Medical’s Reproductive Health business. Astorg...
By Ambreen Molitor, National Director of Product Innovation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Positive data has been reported from a pivotal trial of the infertility treatment FemaSeed intratubal insemination (ITI) – a type of artificial insemination designed to enhance...
The Femtech World Awards 2025, delivered in partnership with headline sponsor Planned Parenthood, celebrates the brightest lights in women’s health innovation. Now in its second year,...
The inventor of the first FDA-approved diagnostic period pad believes menstrual blood is one of medicine’s most overlooked opportunities, with research indicating its clinical relevance for...
For pregnant women, exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was associated with altered immune responses that can lead to adverse birth outcomes, according to a...
Femtech Willow Innovations has announced a new feature now available in the Willow App called Ema, the first conversational AI tool designed by mothers for mothers...
Period tracking apps have become a cornerstone of the femtech revolution, with more than 50 million women worldwide now monitoring their cycle each month. Here’s six...
The Femtech World Podcast is back and this month we’re talking UTIs with Giovanna Forte, CEO of Forte Medical, who explains how a lack of standard...
Children of mothers who took certain antiseizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age six, according to a long-running study. Treating epilepsy...
The largest and most comprehensive study of currently prescribed hormone treatments has found that the risk of blood clots, stroke and heart attack differ depending on...
On November 27, the 2024 Femtech Canada Forum convened an influential group of key opinion leaders, industry experts and advocates in Montréal, Québec to drive Canada’s...
By Aida Daniel, femtech and consumer insights expert at PA Consulting. Despite being an inevitable life stage for half the population, the menopause is still largely...
As women increasingly turn to technology to plug the gender health gap, NHS leaders have highlighted the importance of “keeping pace” with innovation in the femtech...
A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new, short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights...
