FemTech Focus
271 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsProduced by FemHealth Insights and hosted by CEO, Dr. Brittany Barreto, the FemTech Focus podcast engages people supporting, investing, and innovating in the FemHealth market to talk about present innovations and the future of female health and wellness. Why were women excluded from clinical trials till 1993? How is the US maternity mortality rate rising so quickly? When will we have effective treatments for menopause? These provocative questions and more are posed to expert guests while highlighting innovative solutions improving women's health.
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Episodes
Cervical Fluid as the 5th Vital Sign - Episode 11
May 18, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBKristina Cahojova is the Founder and CEO of Kegg, the world's first 2-in-1 fertility tracking kegel ball. While strengthening the pelvic floor, Kegg also uses sensors to monitor cervical mucus and notifies the wearer when they are fertile. We speak about the biology of cervical mucus and why it's important for fertility and can be used as a measure of a woman's health. Pre-order kegg now at kegg.tech ! Rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!
Kegg, Cervical Fluid as the 5th Vital Sign - Episode 11
May 18, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBKristina Cahojova is the Founder and CEO of Kegg, the world's first 2-in-1 fertility tracking kegel ball. While strengthening the pelvic floor, Kegg also uses sensors to monitor cervical mucus and notifies the wearer when they are fertile. We speak about the biology of cervical mucus and why it's important for fertility and can be used as a measure of a woman's health. Pre-order kegg now at kegg.tech ! Rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!
Femtech in Japan -Episode 10
May 13, 2020 03:26 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBAmina Sugimoto is Founder and CEO of Fermata, a Japanese company that promotes femtech in Asia. Fermata is a multifaceted organization that has femtech fund to deploy investments, an in-person store to display femtech products, femtech fest which is a roadshow conference promoting femtech across Japan, and a marketing arm to help femtech products around the world penetrate the Japanese market. We speak about the cultural difference in Femtech and how many words for women's health do...
Femtech in Japan with Fermata -Episode 10
May 13, 2020 03:26 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBAmina Sugimoto is Founder and CEO of Fermata, a Japanese company that promotes femtech in Asia. Fermata is a multifaceted organization that has femtech fund to deploy investments, an in-person store to display femtech products, femtech fest which is a roadshow conference promoting femtech across Japan, and a marketing arm to help femtech products around the world penetrate the Japanese market. We speak about the cultural difference in Femtech and how many words for women's health do not exis...
Birth control delivered to your door with Pandia Health -Episode 9
May 11, 2020 04:33 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBDr. Sophia Yen is founder and CEO of Pandia Health, a birth control delivery service. Get prescribed or have an existing prescription filled by this doctor-founded, doctor-led company. We dive into the accessibility & convenience of birth control, the different types of contraceptives on the market and the biology behind each of them. Check out Pandia Health at www.pandiahealth.com Rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!
Say 'No' to having a period -Episode 9
May 11, 2020 04:33 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBDr. Sophia Yen is founder and CEO of Pandia Health, a birth control delivery service. Get prescribed or have an existing prescription filled by this doctor-founded, doctor-led company. Dr. Yen is an advocate for not having your period while on birth control. We dive into the biology and evolutionary principles for why she stands behind this advice. We talk about the different types of contraceptives on the market and the biology behind each of them. Rate, review, and subscribe to th...
Say 'No' to having a period -Episode 9
May 11, 2020 04:33 - 48 minutes - 111 MBDr. Sophia Yen is founder and CEO of Pandia Health, a birth control delivery service. Get prescribed or have an existing prescription filled by this doctor-founded, doctor-led company. Dr. Yen is an advocate for not having your period while on birth control. We dive into the biology and evolutionary principles for why she stands behind this advice. We talk about the different types of contraceptives on the market and the biology behind each of them. Rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!
Say 'No' to having a period with Pandia Health -Episode 9
May 11, 2020 04:33 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBDr. Sophia Yen is founder and CEO of Pandia Health, a birth control delivery service. Get prescribed or have an existing prescription filled by this doctor-founded, doctor-led company. Dr. Yen is an advocate for not having your period while on birth control. We dive into the biology and evolutionary principles for why she stands behind this advice. We talk about the different types of contraceptives on the market and the biology behind each of them. Rate, review, and subscribe to th...
A lovely glass of Feminade -Episode 8
May 04, 2020 11:58 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBRoya Pakza is Founder and CEO of Feminade, an online concierge for women’s hormone and reproductive health based on naturopathic and holistic health. Roya was sick and tired of being sick and tired. When she realized that the pill was not the 'easy' solution for her, she decided to build a platform and at-home test to truly understand women's hormones. Feminade offers an at-home Dutch Test and online naturopathic clinicians to help women understand their beautifully complex biology and feel ...
Got questions? Kliit Health has answers -Episode 7
May 04, 2020 06:49 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBCrystal Evuleocha is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kliit Health, a sexual and reproductive healthcare platform coming out of Los Angeles. When Crystal immigrated to the US for college as a young woman, she had a lot of questions and only had google for answers. Kliit health empowers young women to have a safe, private, and culturally sensitive place to have all their private questions about sex and reproduction by healthcare professionals. Download her app or go to kliit.com. Rate, review, and ...
Got questions? Kliit Health (Kiira) has answers -Episode 7
May 04, 2020 06:49 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBCrystal Evuleocha is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kliit Health, a sexual and reproductive healthcare platform coming out of Los Angeles. When Crystal immigrated to the US for college as a young woman, she had a lot of questions and only had google for answers. Kliit health empowers young women to have a safe, private, and culturally sensitive place to have all their private questions about sex and reproduction by healthcare professionals. Download her app or go to kliit.com. Rate, review, and ...
Motive Bio, getting closer to a PCOS diagnosis -Episode 6
April 27, 2020 06:45 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBTony Morrison is the Founder and CEO of Motive Bio, a clinical support tool for polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. PCOS is a major cause of infertility and takes an average of 3 years for a woman to be diagnosed. Tony and I discuss why there’s such a lag time in diagnosis and how Motive Bio can empower women to go into their physician's office prepared with data to help get diagnosed faster. I asked Tony about being a male founder in femtech and what that experience has been like. He gives ...
Vagipreneur, Rachel Braun Sherl -Episode 5
April 20, 2020 15:27 - 37 minutes - 84.9 MBRachel Braun Sherl is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She successfully built and grew Semprae Laboratories, a venture-backed women sexual wellness company. Semprae Laboratories developed topical products to help heighten women's feelings of desire and arousal. This company was successfully acquired by Innovues Pharmaceuticals in 2013. Rachel calls herself a vagipreneur and has been recognized with dozens of awards. She published her book in 2018 titled “Orgasmic Leadership: profiting f...
Vagipreneur, Rachel Braun Scherl -Episode 5
April 20, 2020 15:27 - 37 minutes - 34 MBRachel Braun Scherl is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She successfully built and grew Semprae Laboratories, a venture-backed women sexual wellness company. Semprae Laboratories developed topical products to help heighten women's feelings of desire and arousal. This company was successfully acquired by Innovues Pharmaceuticals in 2013. Rachel calls herself a vagipreneur and has been recognized with dozens of awards. She published her book in 2018 titled “Orgasmic Leadership: profiting ...
Man on a Mission to End Your Cramps -Episode 4
April 20, 2020 15:14 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBJoe Connolly is the Founder and CEO of Visana Health, an app that supports women experiencing menstrual pain caused by conditions such as endometriosis. Visana Health is a startup out of Minneapolis that empowers the 15 million women with severe menstrual pain to take control of their health. The digital care program teaches clinically proven self pain-management habits and provides a list of vetted physicians who listen to patient's concerns about menstrual pain. In this episode, w...
Man on a Mission to End Your Cramps with Visana Health -Episode 4
April 20, 2020 15:14 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBJoe Connolly is the Founder and CEO of Visana Health, an app that supports women experiencing menstrual pain caused by conditions such as endometriosis. Visana Health is a startup out of Minneapolis that empowers the 15 million women with severe menstrual pain to take control of their health. The digital care program teaches clinically proven self pain-management habits and provides a list of vetted physicians who listen to patient's concerns about menstrual pain. In this episode, we talk ab...
Viva La Vulva with Dr. Lyndsey Harper from Rosy -Episode 3
April 13, 2020 05:06 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDr. Lyndsey Harper is an OBGyn that felt the lack of treatment for female sexual dysfunction was unacceptable. She is now the founder and CEO of Rosy, a sexual wellness app for women. Rosy had over 20K downloads in one year and successfully closed a round of funding. Drs. Harper and Barreto explore differences in male and female sexual empowerment, media blocking femtech ads, and how decreasing sexual shame is an urgent matter. Rate, review, and subscribe!
Viva La Vulva with Dr. Lyndsey Harper -Episode 3
April 13, 2020 05:06 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDr. Lyndsey Harper is an OBGyn that felt the lack of treatment for female sexual dysfunction was unacceptable. She is now the founder and CEO of Rosy, a sexual wellness app for women. Rosy had over 20K downloads in one year and successfully closed a round of funding. Drs. Harper and Barreto explore differences in male and female sexual empowerment, media blocking femtech ads, and how decreasing sexual shame is an urgent matter. Rate, review, and subscribe!
Dr. Julie Hakim on Vaginal Stents - Episode 2
April 06, 2020 16:58 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBFemtech Focus co-founder, Dr. Julie Hakim, sits down with me to discuss her love for Femtech. Julie is a pediatric gynecologist and inventor of the vaginal stent. Thanks for listening! Please rate and review!
Femtech, it's kind of a big deal. - Episode 1
March 31, 2020 04:16 - 33 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to the Femtech Focus podcast! This is our first episode where our host Dr. Brittany Barreto tells us about what femtech is and why it's important. She gives examples of femtech companies by highlighting over a dozen of her favorites. Future episodes will include interviews with experts. Enjoy this introductory episode!
Femtech intro
March 22, 2020 05:05 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBThis is just a quick intro into what we are, and what we are about. Thanks for listening.