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Not so long ago, the only acceptable women’s health topics at conferences and investor meetings were pregnancy and breastfeeding. Fertility, menstruation, menopause, and masturbation–huge parts of a woman's life–were at best considered fringe and at worst taboo. However, thanks to a growing group of founders and companies on a mission to move these topics into […]

The female body is capable of doing amazing things. From menstruation to childbirth to breastfeeding and beyond, women’s bodies and their functions should be respected and celebrated. Let's be clear though: the experience of being a woman isn’t easy at all, and a lot of this is largely due to bias and blindspots that affect […]

The age of digital health promises many upsides: phones that can connect us to our PCP for a quick video chat, apps to track literally every data point of our lives, and wearables that provide interventions for when those data points go askew. Despite the obvious gains, there are some elements of our increasingly digital […]