Unlocking Women’s Health

Description

When the backdrop to scientific discovery and healthcare innovation is based on a male paradigm, females bear the consequence. It takes women four years longer than men to receive the same diagnosis. Standard medical tools such as the tenaculum used in routine gynecological exams were initially designed in the Civil War era to remove bullets. Thankfully, a new dawn of women’s health solutions is crowning. FemTech is not only an industry, but a movement towards gender equality in health.

Based on the award-winning podcast, FemTech Focus, Dr. Brittany Barreto exposes you to over one hundred researchers, innovators, and investors revolutionizing women’s health across fourteen health verticals. Learn about a wide range of new solutions including freeze-dried breastmilk, at-home vaginal microbiome sequencing kits, and instant migraine relief. With personal accounts of how cancer, menopause, endometriosis, and urinary incontinence affect women’s everyday lives and statistics regarding the lack of research, funding, and discussions around these topics, you will feel a swell of emotions from enraged to inspired.

This book serves as both a resource and a call to action, empowering readers to advocate for equity in healthcare. By championing FemTech, we elevate women’s health and set a new standard for wellness across all demographics.

About the author

Dr. Brittany Barreto dedicates her work to advancing women’s health innovation by equipping key stakeholders with data-driven insights and strategic advice on the femhealth market. She hosts the FemTech Focus podcast, manages the largest virtual community of FemTech founders, consults corporations, governments, and investors on their women’s health strategies, and speaks on the world’s largest stages about the importance of sex and gender in research and innovation.

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