More than 65,000 people have signed a petition for menstrual leave to be added to UK employment rights law. The...
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 five...
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...
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression and often experience more severe physical symptoms. This gender difference is particularly evident during reproductive...
Replacing meat and dairy products with plant-based foods, both “healthy” and “unhealthy” as defined by the plant-based index, leads to weight loss and a reduction of...
Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new study....
Women who suffer severe complications during their first pregnancy or delivery are less inclined to have more babies, a new study reports. Given the recent steady...
Expectant mothers who maintain a diet that meets USDA dietary guidelines during pregnancy may be more likely to have infants with healthy birthweights, steadier growth patterns,...
A new study reveals a troubling rise in severe maternal health issues and birth complications in Illinois from 2016 to 2023, closely linked to increases in...
The Femtech World Awards 2025, delivered in partnership with headline sponsor Planned Parenthood, celebrates the brightest lights in women’s health innovation. The event celebrates the best...
Scientists led by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick have identified a gene variant directly tied to early miscarriages in women. The discovery of the variant is...
Short-term menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) does not have long-term cognitive effects when given to women in early postmenopause, according to a new study. While MHT can...
A new approach to treating ovarian cancer has been discovered that, in preclinical laboratory testing, shrinks tumours and improves survival rates while simultaneously making tumours more...
A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center finds that, in healthy women, some breast cells that otherwise appear normal...
New research shows that women with a history of endometriosis and uterine fibroids might have an increased long term risk of premature death. Endometriosis and uterine...
