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The importance of conversation in women’s reproductive healthcare

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Jun. 5—MORGANTOWN — The ability to have open, comfortable and timely conversations regarding women’s reproductive health can result in the treatment or prevention of health conditions sooner rather than later, local medical professionals say.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), reproductive health is a term used to refer to a state of “complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes.”

WHO also says the term implies that individuals are engaging in satisfying and safe sexual activity and that they are capable of reproducing and determining if, when and how often to do so.

Dr. Ryan Heitmann, medical director for the Center of Reproductive Medicine at WVU Medicine, said the term “women’s reproductive health ” has a variety of different definitions. It can refer to women’s health in general, which encompasses every aspect of a woman’s well-being, or it can refer to more specific reproductive issues.

These include difficulties conceiving a child, difficulties with maintaining a pregnancy and concerns regarding the menstrual cycle.

Heitmann said women might feel that it’s inappropriate for them to discuss aspects of their own reproductive health outside of a medical setting because of the societal expectation that women refrain from speaking about their periods or their struggles with getting pregnant.

“I don’t know if those subjects are still thought to be taboo. I think we see that, still, with women who try to breastfeed in public. I think we’ve overcome some of the barriers in that realm before, and maybe this is the next barrier to overcome in women’s health, ” he said.

He said that the biggest consequence of women feeling uncomfortable discussing their reproductive health is their silence, which can lead to a lack of help or resolution for the health issues they’re facing or concerns they have. If they wait too long to speak up about what’s going on, it might be too late to receive the help they need.

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“We hear lots of times here, ‘I didn’t even know that this existed, or that I could get help, ‘ or, ‘If I had only known a few years ago, ‘ things like that. We hear that very commonly, ” Heitmann said.

Sarah Highlander, nurse midwife and nurse practitioner at Mon Health Obstetrics & Gynecology, said it is especially important to focus on women’s health prior to conception. Mon Health has seen many patients who aren’t in the greatest state where their health is concerned when they come in with a new pregnancy.

Newly pregnant women have presented with health issues such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems, poor diets and substance abuse. These could be handled with lifestyle changes that would ultimately help decrease the complication risk of a pregnancy if they are addressed beforehand, said Highlander.

She said a lot of times, women do not admit to headaches during pregnancy. That symptom can clue doctors into cardiovascular issues or the potential development of preeclampsia.

“Sometimes women are in tune to those bodies and don’t give us the signs that we can prevent an early delivery, or even the [woman ] having seizures and becoming very sick, because she just does not know to report those signs, ” she said.

If healthcare providers could encourage women to receive preconception counseling, they might begin to see some healthier pregnancy outcomes.

According to Highlander, healthcare providers can do this by discussing preconception and the specifics of a healthy pregnancy with their patients at annual well-woman visits.

Alternately, women can call their healthcare provider for a preconception visit outside of their well-woman visit to discuss issues that might need to be adjusted, medications that might need to be changed and other things they can do to encourage a healthier pregnancy.

Highlander goes above and beyond to make sure her patients are comfortable speaking with her about their reproductive health. She arranges visits centered on developing trust and the patients’ confidence levels prior to exams which require the patient getting undressed or discussing sensitive, intimate topics.

“I have met people in a clothed situation in an office instead of in an exam room, in a gown, where they’re vulnerable. I try to develop that trust before we get into those issues, ” she said.

Highlander also encourages her patients to approach her with any questions, concerns or potential symptoms that they have or are experiencing.

She often tells her patients, “The only crazy or weird question is the one that’s not asked, ” because worse things can happen as a result of withholding those questions.

Even with practitioners like Highlander who strive to foster a comfortable, honest environment among their patients, she still feels that there is a lot of taboo and stigma surrounding reproductive health, especially concerning postpartum depression, sexually transmitted infections and young people being taught about their bodies.

“I feel like if we would take those stigmas away and start educating earlier, people would be more knowledgeable and empowered with making health decisions, ” Highlander said.

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Opinion: California Has Opportunity To Close Racial Health Gap

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

June 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight what has been true for generations: inequality is killing Black Californians.

At its peak, Black people were dying from COVID-19 at a rate nearly double our share of the state’s population. This horrifying fact should come as no surprise after decades of systemic racism and inaction. The Black community currently has a higher burden of chronic disease than our peers and less access to resources, including health care. Contrary to popular belief, this is not attributable to poverty. Regardless of income level, Black Californians have nearly six years shorter-than-average life expectancies.

Our systems and institutions were not designed to advance health equity and racial justice. It is long past time that we embrace new and different solutions to eliminate racial injustice and it is on all of us to do so.

That is why we at the California Black Women’s Health Project, along with other health and racial justice organizations, are grateful to the California Legislature for supporting our bold proposal to fund community programs seeking to address factors associated with health outcomes as well as the systemic racism embedded in these systems. The California Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund, supported by over 160 organizations and advocates, would dedicate $100 million annually, a fraction of the state’s historic surplus, to innovative approaches to transform systems, eliminate disparities and improve health outcomes.

Projects supported by the fund would tackle community conditions such as housing, food and water access, police violence, economic stability and jobs, all of which drastically impact the health of communities of color. In order to sustain this change, the fund would also support local efforts for governance and systemic change that advance equity by shifting power to communities.

The solutions already exist. What we lack is substantial government investment in culturally grounded, community-defined solutions. Instead, these systems reflect a lack of understanding of African American culture, community, lived experiences and trauma. When we seek out care to deal with our physical and mental health needs, we are too often met with a system that dismisses our needs or is ill-equipped to address them. Often, we endure further trauma while pursuing the care we need. We continue to be locked out of decision-making that impacts how health services are designed, provided and funded. This must change if California desires a future that values all of its residents.

Sisters Mentally Mobilized is a culturally grounded, community-defined solution. Through this advocate training program, Black women across California are trained to be mental health advocates and activists while coming together in “sister circles,” a nationally recognized support group model of engagement that has been part of our community for decades. By reducing mental health stigma, isolation and anxiety, our sister circles serve as an effective form of mental illness prevention and early intervention.

California Black Women’s Health Project has trained nearly 100 Black women advocates across the state—with the goal of increasing our community’s capacity to fill in the racial gaps in mental health care access. In order to sustain this work, we are calling for a renewed investment in the California Reducing Disparities Project, a groundbreaking initiative to develop culturally responsive mental health programs. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified historical health and economic disparities, and our community is bracing for widespread “post-COVID-stress-disorder.” Renewed investment in community-defined cultural interventions is critical.

Initiatives like Sister Mentally Mobilized—where communities take care of each other in the face of a system that hasn’t—exist across the state. With dedicated funding, we could make a transformational investment in developing and scaling other community approaches. We thank the Legislature for making a commitment to health and equity by investing in the California Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund and we urge Governor Newsom to support this initiative. Amid an ongoing pandemic, rising support for racial justice and a historic state budget surplus, there are no excuses for ignoring these urgent and deadly issues.

Sonya Young Aadam is the CEO of the California Black Women’s Health Project, a statewide, nonprofit organization committed to improving the health of California’s 1.2 million Black women and girls through advocacy, education, outreach and policy. This article was written in collaboration with the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), a statewide health advocacy organization focusing on racial and ethnic health disparities.

California Health Report focuses on social and environmental justice issues and how they impact the state’s most vulnerable people. Their work has spurred legislative action, and changed conversations–in Sacramento, at community meetings and around dinner tables.

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Virtual run to support women’s mental health set for early July

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

CALGARY — On top of the added stress being felt by many during the pandemic, it has also had a particular impact on women facing postpartum depression and anxiety.

An annual event coming up next month looks to help bolster support programs.

The Run for Women raises awareness and funding for the Calgary Health Foundation which supports the Women’s Health Clinic at the Foothills Medical Centre.

Valerie Ball with the Foundation says those who are pregnant, or who have just had a child, have been having a tougher time because of the pandemic.

WATCH: The 2021 Run for Women is set to take place in early July.

“A lot of them are trying to balance family, their work life and the needs of their extended family. In pregnancy, they’re facing more isolation. Usually, when you have a baby you have a lot of support around you and so, during the pandemic, some of that support has changed, some of the ways we access our support networks, our families, changed,” said Ball.

She says the clinic offers specialized care.

“Not only to reach women but to really touch their whole families because sometimes when you need support with your mental health, it impacts your family, your significant other, your kids. So we want to make sure that support network is there.”

According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, some of the signs for those who may be having trouble include forgetfulness, sadness, anger, guilt and withdrawing from others.

READ MORE: Signs your kid’s mental health is suffering during pandemic

The annual Run For Women, which supports those local programs, is being held virtually from July 4 to 11.

You can find out more at RunForWomen.ca.

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Partners affect pregnant women’s alcohol use, babies’ development: Study

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Partners affect pregnant women’s alcohol use, babies’ development: Study | Photo Credit: Pixabay&nbsp

Washington: A new research has found that partners of mothers-to-be can directly impact a pregnant woman’s likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies’ development. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research’. The study was led by a team of University of Rochester psychologists and other researchers in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD). The study highlighted the importance of engaging partners in intervention and prevention efforts to help pregnant women avoid drinking alcohol. A baby’s prenatal alcohol exposure carries the risk of potential lifelong problems, including premature birth, delayed infant development, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

“The findings emphasize how many factors influence alcohol use during pregnancy,” said lead author Carson Kautz-Turnbull, a third-year graduate student in the Rochester Department of Psychology whose interests lie in FASD intervention work and reaching underserved populations, including racial minorities, rural populations, and low-income groups.

“The more we learn about these factors, the more we can reduce stigma around drinking during pregnancy and help in a way that’s empowering and meaningful,” added Kautz-Turnbull.

The team followed 246 pregnant women at two sites in western Ukraine over time as part of CIFASD, an international consortium of researchers that researchers at the University’s Mt. Hope Family Center are members of, which is funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The team found that higher use of alcohol and tobacco by partners as well as pregnant women’s lower relationship satisfaction increased the likelihood of their babies’ prenatal alcohol exposure. Conversely, women who felt supported by their partners reported lower rates of depressive symptoms and were less likely to drink during pregnancy.

All study participants had a partner; most were married. In their first trimesters, the women reported on their relationship satisfaction, including frequency of quarrelling, happiness with the relationship, and ease of talking to their partners, their partners’ substance use, and their socioeconomic status. In the third trimester, the participants were surveyed about their own drinking habits and depressive symptoms. Subsequently, the researchers assessed the infants’ mental and psychomotor development around the age of six months.

According to the team’s analysis, pregnant women’s depressive symptoms and drinking directly correlated with their relationships with their partners and to their partners’ substance use. (The researchers asked about alcohol and tobacco use only.) Positive partner influences resulted in women’s lower alcohol use in late pregnancy and fewer depressive symptoms. The findings applied even when socioeconomic status, which is generally linked to depression and drinking, was taken into account. Higher prenatal alcohol exposure resulted in poorer mental and psychomotor development in the infants, though a mother’s prenatal depression did not affect babies the way drinking did. That’s why maternal health and pregnancy interventions are likely to be more effective when partners are included, with benefits for both mothers and babies, the team concludes.

Interventions addressing the partners’ substance use may help reduce pregnant women’s substance use, too, while improving their relationship satisfaction, protecting against depression, and boosting infant development. Besides Kautz-Turnbull, the study was co-authored by Rochester’s Christie Petrenko and Elizabeth Handley, Emory University’s Claire Coles and Julie Kable, University of South Alabama’s Wladimir Wertelecki, Lyubov Yevtushok of Omni-Net Centers in Ukraine, Natalya Zymak-Zakutnya of the OMNI-Net for Children International Charitable Fund in Ukraine, Christina Chambers of the University of California, San Diego, and CIFASD.

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Gluten Intake Not Tied to Cognition in Women Without Celiac Disease – Consumer Health News

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

FRIDAY, June 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long-term gluten intake is not associated with cognitive scores in middle-aged women without celiac disease, according to a study published online May 21 in JAMA Network Open.

Yiqing Wang, Ph.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined whether gluten intake is associated with cognitive function in women without celiac disease. The analysis included 13,494 women participating in the Nurses’ Health Study II with dietary assessments from 1991 to 2015 and cognitive assessments from 2014 to 2019.

The researchers found that after controlling for demographic and lifestyle risk factors, there were no significant differences in standardized cognitive scores by quintile of gluten intake when comparing the highest and lowest quintiles (psychomotor speed and attention: P for trend = 0.22; learning and working memory: P for trend = 0.30; global cognition: P for trend = 0.78). Even when further adjusting for major sources of dietary gluten (e.g., refined grains or whole grains), comparing decile categories of gluten intake, using gluten intake updated at each previous questionnaire cycle, or modeling changes in gluten intake, the null associations persisted.

“Our results do not support recommendations to restrict dietary gluten to maintain cognitive function in the absence of celiac disease or established gluten sensitivity,” conclude the authors.

Several authors reported financial ties to the pharmaceutical and publishing industries.

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Northwell offers free virtual Women’s Health Summit | Herald Community Newspapers

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Northwell Health’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health and the 92nd Street Y are offering a free five-day program from June 7 to 11. Celebrities, authors, physicians and health and wellness experts will speak about medicine, parenting, mental health, prevention and other topics. 

Actress Fran Drescher, the keynote speaker, will talk about her experience with uterine cancer, her nonprofit, Cancer Schmancer and prevention and advocacy efforts. Northwell experts will include cardiologist Stacey E. Rosen, MD, Tara Narula, MD, and cancer survivorship expert Catherine Alfano, PhD.

The conference aims to equip women of all ages with the knowledge and power they need to lead their healthiest, happiest, most fulfilled lives. Each day focuses on a major health area, with a sample of each afternoon’s topics listed below.

 

June 7 — Mental health

Resilience in the age of Covid-19. Also, Mariel Hemingway, author, actress and inspiring mental health advocate, will share her personal experiences as well as that of her family’s.

 

June 8 — Cancer

Prevention, innovation and partnership discussed. Fran Drescher will speak, women’s cancers, guided imagery and cancer survivorship discussed.

 

June 9 — Heart health

Conversation with Nancy Brown, CEO of American Heart Association, chair yoga, women’s heart health and nutrition for heart health.

 

June 10 — Brain health

Award winning journalist and author Joan Lunden with talk on aging and brain health, physical activity and brain health, sleep, and brain health throughout our lives.

 

June 11 – OB/Gyn

Menopause — the myths, science and you, partnering with your gynecologist, advancements in infertility, pregnancy and health, and gender inequality.

 

The program is free, but participants need to register at https://www.proofpoint.com/us/events/protect

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Carbon Health pushes into home disease management with Steady Health acquisition

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Carbon Health, a San Francisco-based primary care provider blending brick-and-mortar clinics with telehealth services, announced today that it has acquired virtual diabetes management startup Steady Health.

The purchase represents Carbon’s first push into remote, device-driven management of chronic conditions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 2018, Steady Health offers consumers a virtual diabetes care model consisting of video visits and text conversations with diabetes specialists. At a higher membership tier, the startup supplements its virtual care with personalized insights from continuous glucose monitor (CGM) devices.

In a blog post, Steady Health CEO and founder Henrik Berggren said his company’s brand and existing services will remain in place.

RELATED:  Health tech funding snapshot—Carbon Health banks $100M; AliveCor nabs $65M to detect heart problems with AI

Steady Health members will still have access to Steady’s clinicians, and the service will stay in-network with all of the plans it currently supports, according to an FAQ. Steady Health also said users will not be required to receive care from other Carbon Health providers to continue using the service.

However, Steady Health’s team will be working to integrate its suite of CGM monitoring tools with Carbon Health’s platform over the next few months, Berggren said.

Steady Health will be “supporting Carbon Health’s home-based care initiatives and further evolving its approach to managing chronic conditions. Over the next few months, we’ll be expanding across the country, as well as launching new products and services,” Berggren wrote in the post.  

These at-home diabetes management capabilities add another wing to Carbon Health’s “omnichannel” primary care delivery strategy—an approach that offers patients consistent care across a wide variety of access points such as clinics, pop-up sites or the company’s app.

Eren Bali, Carbon Health’s CEO and co-founder, said in a statement that his company is also hoping to expand Steady Health’s management platform into additional conditions down the line.

RELATED: Humana to pilot new tech-enabled chronic care management platform

“From day one, our mission has been to increase the accessibility of high-quality care, which means continuing to increase access points and improve communication between patients and healthcare providers,” Bali said in a statement. “Devices like CGMs create an opportunity to connect a patient with their provider in a way not possible before, to drive better outcomes. Diabetes is one of the most pervasive and expensive health conditions in the U.S., and we are excited to partner with Henrik Berggren and his team at Steady Health to help elevate the management of diabetes.”

Carbon Health has grown extensively over the course of the pandemic. In December, it touted a sixfold increase in patient volume over the course of 2020. It has also expanded to more than 70 clinics across 13 states and launched a COVID-19 workplace safety program for employer customers.

This growth was paired with nearly $130 million in new investments across multiple funding announcements during 2020. Carbon Health said at the time that it would be using the funds to build out evidence-based programs for specialty care such as women’s health and chronic disease management.

That latter area has proven itself to be among the most tantalizing targets for digital and virtual health companies. By throwing its hat into the ring, Carbon Health is now more likely to bump up against digital health players such as Livongo (now part of Teladoc), Onduo, Omada and DarioHealth.

On the other hand, the move could help Carbon Health distinguish its service from other tech-enabled primary care providers that have benefitted from the pandemic. This would include companies like One Medical, which went public last year and highlighted new geographic expansions during a recent investor call.

RELATED: ‘Game on’: Competition in telehealth, primary care spaces heats up as Amazon Care expands, analysts say

Today’s acquisition news also came with the official word on two new hires at Carbon Health.

Myoung Cha, formerly the head of Apple Health, was named as Carbon Health’s chief strategy officer and president of its new home-based care division, which would include device-enabled services like Steady Health’s alongside virtual care and other home diagnostics services.

Nita Sommers, formerly the president of home-based care company Honor and chief strategy officer at health navigation platform Castlight Health, will also be stepping on board as the company’s chief growth officer.

“Myoung and Nita are two incredible powerhouses with deep, strategic healthcare experience that will enable Carbon to get even closer to our vision of healthcare accessibility,” Bali said in a statement. “As we continue to expand our services and omnichannel care model—with a goal of expanding to 1,500 clinics across the U.S. by the end of 2025—home- and value-based care offerings will be critical components that will enable patients to get everything they need for their health where and when they need it most.”

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Stories from FIGO’s Fistula Fellows – Kenya

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Obstetric fistula is a neglected public health and human rights issue. A devastating childbirth injury, it leaves women permanently incontinent and it is currently estimated that only 1 woman in 50 is able to access corrective treatment.  

The FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative is a globally recognised, pioneering programme offering training and education in fistula surgery. Our 67 trainee surgeons – ‘FIGO Fellows’- provide life-transforming care in some of the world’s most underserved regions, thereby helping to close the fistula treatment gap.

This month, we spoke to FIGO Fellow Dr Lado Ismail from Garissa County Referral Hospital in Kenya about his experience of being a fistula surgeon and what it will take to eradicate fistula by 2030.

In my early days of medical practice, I saw young girls and women suffering from the devastating social and economic effects of obstetric fistula. I saw how desperately they would wait for any visiting fistula surgeon to alleviate their suffering. I was not trained to handle fistula surgeries then, but many patients had been abandoned by their loved ones, so I supported them psychologically and financially until they could get help.

I saw the joy and life return to their eyes when they were cured from fistula – that is what inspired me to help these poor women.

A patient I cannot forget

One fistula patient that I cannot forget, is a young 15 year old girl who got an obstetric fistula during her first delivery, in which the baby did not survive. Her husband was the first to abandon her, followed by her family and she was falsely accused of having the HIV virus.

The smell of urine and social stigma meant that she lived in isolation. She avoided drinking water, hoping that the urine would stop, but she started suffering from recurrent urinary tract infections. Eventually she decided that she preferred to stay in the hospital, rather than in her village.

An ultrasound scan showed a huge bladder stone that we removed, and then we repaired her fistula. She went back to her family and husband, and two years later she delivered a baby boy through caesarean section. The baby was named Lado, in appreciation for restoring her dignity.

The impact of COVID-19

During the early months of the pandemic, there was a total decline in the number of women seeking health services, including fistula patients. One year down the line we have registered a considerable increase in deliveries, but also, sadly, an increase in obstetric complications and fistula, which is mostly attributed to the country lockdowns.

Being a FIGO Fellow

Being a fistula Fellow has been a good opportunity for me to get more specialised training and materials. It has also widened my network, so that I can communicate, consult and share experiences with other colleagues. Being a FIGO Fellow has also improved the quality of fistula services in our facility through the continued support and supply of materials from our partners, including FIGO, Fistula Foundation, AMREF, and Global One.

Eradicating obstetric fistula in 10 years, by 2030

Eradicating obstetric fistula is an achievable goal, but it requires the commitment of all stakeholders to:

  • Encourage women and girls’ education and empowerment
  • Increase midwifery training
  • Train more fistula surgeons
  • Integrate fistula treatment services into routine hospital programs
  • Set laws and regulations that discourage harmful practices

Help FIGO to end obstetric fistula by donating to the FIGO Fistula Surgery Initiative as well as spreading the message on social media using our toolkit.

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The femtech market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

New York, June 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Femtech Market – Global Outlook and Forecast 2021-2026” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06079952/?utm_source=GNW

The healthcare market is entering the era of digital innovation as patients seek on-demand healthcare. It is estimated that 80% of women spend on health products and make 90% of household decisions on health issues. Developers in healthcare have introduced female technology, which is broadly termed femtech. The usage of medical apps is increasing as it creates health awareness, health coaching, and medication management to technology-enabled solutions for accurate screening and diagnosis of chronic diseases; femtech applications covers major areas of healthcare. Healthcare professionals are in the pipeline to create better workflows using artificial intelligence-powered systems. With the wide acceptance of digital transformation in the healthcare market, several femtech companies focus on collecting their health data from medical devices, including wearable technology. As most of the technologies are implemented in femtech products, the rise in demand for these solutions can enhance the market’s growth.

The following factors are likely to contribute to the growth of the femtech market during the forecast period:
• Latest approaches for preventing female-specific chronic conditions
• Advancements of smart medical devices & wearables for women
• Rising demand for digital health solutions
• Growing interest of venture capitalists

The report considers the present scenario of the femtech market and its market dynamics for the period 2020?2026. It covers a detailed overview of several market growth enablers, restraints, and trends. The study covers both the demand and supply sides of the market. It also profiles and analyzes leading companies and several other prominent companies operating in the market.

FEMTECH MARKET SEGMENTATION
The demand for smart medical devices with more comfort and reduced side effects is gaining traction in female-focused health products. Femtech investors, fitness wearable manufacturers, and health advocates should focus on creating solutions for the entire spectrum of women. Clue offers fertility tracking solutions collaborating with Fitbit’s ionic sports watch to make the first-period tracking app compatible with the Fitbit OS.

Femtech assists women through pre-pregnancy, pregnancy to the post-pregnancy stage. Latest technology solutions can help with newborn baby health monitoring and nursing care. Many startups are creating innovative digital technologies incorporated into the femtech products, thereby driving the market’s growth. A female-founded startup addressing women’s sexual health is Rosy, a digital health solution supporting women experiencing low libido. The global femtech market by maternal health is expected to reach over USD 19 billion by 2026. Many devices, wearables, applications have been developed to monitor body changes in pregnant women and prenatal care. Bloomlife, Luna, Lucina, Obseva, Inpress Technologies, and many others are providing pregnancy-related services.

Technological advancements can keep women informed about their health issues and be managed efficiently. Diagnostic and screening services are mostly performed by using medical devices specific for diagnosing female health conditions. Endodiag, a French medical technology company that allows early diagnosis of endometriosis, and iSono Health developed a screening device for breast cancer. Femtech devices gaining significance in this sector include Bellabeat Leaf, which allows women to track, manage, and improve their overall health. CareNX Innovations provides smartphone-integrated care diagnostics making it highly accessible to women in rural areas.

Government and NHS authorities are funding the end-users to increase the consumption of femtech products. Among various end-users, hospitals and surgical centers have the highest adoption of femtech products and services, contributing a significant share in the market. The acceptance of personalized diagnostics, smart tools, and evidence-based recommendations are changing the way women’s health issues are addressed.

The use of artificial intelligence and data analytics in diagnostics can improve the effectiveness of screening and diagnosis. Most tech companies and investors focused on fertility and maternity management, such as Natalist, which offers DTC products for fertility, pregnancy, and educational information.

Segmentation by Product Type
• Device
• Software
Segmentation by Indication
• Maternal Health
• Fertility
• Menstruation
• Sexual Wellness
• Others
Segmentation by Application
• Treatment
• Diagnosis
• General Wellness
Segmentation by End-user
• Hospitals & Surgical Centers
• Diagnostic Centers
• Fertility Clinics
• Direct to Consumer

INSIGHTS BY GEOGRAPHY

The onset of various women-specific chronic diseases and other health issues are widespread in North America. The utilization of telehealth and mHealth services has drastically increased among women in North America. The market has grown profoundly in the North American region than any other regions across the globe. The application of femtech in the US is supported by many players offering products and services related to female healthcare.

The EU is also funding several telehealth projects and pilot programs to increase its adoption. The UK, Germany, and France are the three countries fueling the growth of the female technology market in Europe. Germany is leading compared to other countries in Europe due to the emergence of major startups that gained high attention in the market.

Segmentation by Geography
• North America
o US
o Canada
• Europe
o Germany
o UK
o France
o Italy
o Spain
• APAC
o China
o Japan
o India
o Australia
o South Korea
• Latin America
o Brazil
o Mexico
o Argentina
• Middle East & Africa
o South Africa
o Saudi Arabia
o Turkey

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Femtech is acclaimed as the next big phenomenon in the women’s healthcare market, offering clinical diagnostics, biopharmaceuticals, and medical device companies to utilize the opportunities in the market. The increasing government initiatives and regulatory approvals boost the development of femtech products in the healthcare industry. The increasing fund by several investors is the major opportunities raised for the female healthcare companies.

Some of the leading players in the market include Bloomlife, Bloomer Tech, Clue, Elvie, Fizimed, Glow, Flo Health, Inne, NaturalCycles, Nurx, and many others. Aspivix is a medical device start-up based in Switzerland, committed to developing gentle and modern gynecological solutions that advance women’s healthcare.

Prominent Vendors:
• ALYK
• Aspivix
• Athena Feminine Technologies
• Ava Science
• Biowink GmbH
• Bloomer Tech
• Bloomlife
• Bonzun IVF
• Calla Lily Personal Care
• Cocorointim SL
• Cirqle Biomedical
• Daye
• Elvie
• Emjoy
• FemCy
• Fizimed
• Flo Health
• Freda
• Glow
• Grace Health
• HeraMED
• Inne
• iSono Health
• Joylux
• Juno Bio
• Kasha
• LactApp
• Minerva Surgical
• Moody Month
• Natural Cycles
• Nurx
• NUVO
• NVision Medical
• Peanut
• Tempdrop
• Thinx
• Totohealth
• Univfy
• Willow
• WOOM

KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
• How big is the femtech market?
• What is the growth rate of the US femtech market?
• What are the key technologies driving the Femtech Market?
• How is COVID-19 enabling the femtech market growth?
• Which end-user segment is the fastest growing in the femtech market?
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Auransa and POLARISqb enter research collaboration finding treatments for neglected women’s diseases

June 5, 2021 by Staff Reporter

PALO ALTO, Calif. and DURHAM, N.C., June 04, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Auransa, Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) company developing precision medicines in areas of unmet medical needs, and Polaris Quantum Biotech (POLARISqb), a quantum drug design company, announced a research collaboration addressing therapeutics for neglected diseases disproportionately affecting women.

The partnership seeks to discover treatments that may tackle many such diseases, and their complementary expertise promises to seek solutions that elude medical research.  Auransa is an AI-driven biotech company, with a pipeline of novel compounds for various diseases. Auransa’s proprietary predictive computational platform, SMarTR™ Engine, uses computational approaches to tackle disease heterogeneity to predict targets and compounds, generating insights from molecular data. POLARISqb built the first drug discovery platform using quantum computing, making the process ten times faster. POLARISqb’s TachyonTM platform scans billions of molecules from a massive chemical space, finding novel molecular drugs.

“We are excited about collaborating with Polaris to undertake a neglected area in the pharmaceutical industry. As women CEOs, we’ve joined forces to tackle female diseases like endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, triple negative breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Together, I believe that we will be able to combine our expertise in biology and chemistry to generate quality solutions for hard to tackle or neglected diseases affecting women’s health.” stated Pek Lum, Ph.D., CEO of Auransa.

“Quantum Computing technology is coming of age, allowing us to shorten the time to discover new drugs and scale up to multiple targets. We are thrilled to be able to combine our technology with Auransa’s and tackle neglected diseases affecting women. Together, we have unique perspectives on the industry and of unmet needs the pharmaceutical industry can and should tackle, utilizing the best technology available.” said Dr. Shahar Keinan, POLARISqb CEO.

Auransa

Auransa is an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven pharmaceutical company developing precision medicines in areas of significant unmet need.  They are working to redefine medicine, combining a sophisticated, proprietary and predictive computational platform with traditional pharmaceutical experience.  The company’s SMarTR™ Engine has proprietary machine learning, advanced analytics and mathematics in an AI framework to generate insights from molecular data for a deep understanding of disease biology and patient subtypes. Auransa has successfully generated a broad pipeline of drug candidates addressing cancer, auto-immune, infectious and metabolic diseases advancing toward investigational new drug (IND) filings.  Learn more: www.auransa.com.

Polarisqb

POLARISqb is the first drug discovery platform built for quantum computers. The company is transforming health for people everywhere, revolutionizing drug design by accelerating lead time for preclinical drug candidates. Founded in 2020 by Shahar Keinan, CEO, and Bill Shipman, CTO, POLARISqb uses the latest cloud, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to operate 10,000 times faster than alternative solutions. With real-time adaptability, POLARISqb can produce up to 100 drug blueprints annually. The resulting high-quality lead molecules are taken to synthesis, testing, and licensed to pharmaceutical partners for further development within months, rather than years. Learn more: www.polarisqb.com

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