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Here at the FemTechnology Summit we believe innovation in women’s health needs to take a 360 approach (and be tackled from the research side, in industry, by consulting patients and adapting clinical practices). That’s why we love featuring startups tackling all aspects of female health – from diagnostics to therapeutics to management and even community.

Here’s a round-up of exciting FemTech startups helping manage period pain / menstrual cramps (and about time too!):
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Here at the FemTechnology Summit we believe innovation in women’s health needs to take a 360 approach (and be tackled from the research side, in industry, by consulting patients and adapting clinical practices). That’s why we love featuring startups tackling all aspects of female health – from diagnostics to therapeutics to management and even community.

Here’s a round-up of exciting FemTech startups tackling female hormonal health:
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Here at the FemTechnology Summit we believe innovation in women’s health needs to take a 360 approach (and be tackled from the research side, in industry, by consulting patients and adapting clinical practices). That’s why we love featuring startups tackling all aspects of female health – from diagnostics to therapeutics to management and even community.

Here’s a round-up of exciting FemTech startups tackling pelvic floor health (Did you know that the National Institute of Health found that about 25% of women have pelvic floor dysfunction? And that this number increases to include about 50% of women by 80 years of age?)

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“The healthcare system is broken”. You’ll hear that sentence uttered by both those delivering care and those on the receiving end of it. The reasons behind the dissatisfaction with the way the healthcare system functions are manifold – but let’s zero in on one: the difference in treatment between men and women. Women are twice as likely as men to say they have had health concerns dismissed by a GP.

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70% of the people impacted by chronic pain are women – however 80% of pain studies are conducted on male mice or human men. Unsurprisingly, there are gender differences in the way women and men respond to analgesic drugs – as well as the way women and men experience the sensation of pain – but this has yet to be incorporated into evidence-based medicine.

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If you walk into a room with 10 women, chances are 1 of those women is living with Endometriosis: a disease that is both chronic and excruciatingly painful. Currently there is no non-invasive means of diagnosing the disease – nor is there a cure.

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Here at the FemTechnology Summit we believe innovation in women’s health needs to take a 360 approach (and be tackled from the research side, in industry, by consulting patients and adapting clinical practices). That’s why we love featuring startups tackling all aspects of female health – from diagnostics to therapeutics to management and even community.

Here’s are some exciting FemTech startups tackling endometriosis:
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is the major endocrinopathy among reproductive-aged women. It affects 4%–20% of women of reproductive age worldwide and yet it is not perceived as an important health problem in the world. The variability in symptoms and how they present in different people means that up to 75%of women with PCOS do not receive a diagnosis for their condition.

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1. To provide a 360 degree perspective: We seek to actively foster collaboration between all stakeholders of the women’s healthcare ecosystem – from university students (i.e. medical, engineering, computer science, social sciences), to groundbreaking researchers, chief clinicians, pharma and healthcare companies, key opinion leaders and FemTech startups.(If there is an area of women’s health you feel we’ve neglected or an actor that has not been sufficiently included in the conversation– let us know and tell us how you think we can do better! We want to catalyze innovation within the industry (which means including everyone)).

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