From menopause bracelets to smart tampons, fem tech can help close the gender health gap
Women are more likely than men to use digital tools for their health, which has led to a growing market of digital innovations
21 April 2021 • 11:08am
Tania Boler: ‘There’s a huge opportunity for fem tech to tackle all sorts of women’s health issues that have been neglected and deprioritised’
The fallout from Covid has created many health backlogs, not least in the area of women’s health. Statistics show hundreds of thousands of cervical cancer screenings, also known as smear tests, failed to go ahead last year, and nearly 1 million missed mammograms, according to the charity Breast Cancer Now.
While many have never heard of endometriosis, it is believed one-in-10 women of reproductive age in the UK are affected. Endometriosis is the name given to the condition where cells similar to those in the uterine lining are found elsewhere in the body, and can cause substantial damage to the reproductive system and other organs. Taking figures from gov.uk, about 11,697,000 women in Britain were of reproductive age in 2013 – meaning approximately 1,169,700 people across the nation were experiencing the crippling pain and side effects of endometriosis. As the overall UK population has increased from about 64 million in 2013 to a predicted 67 million in 2021, this number will have almost certainly increased.
WILTSHIRE grandmother June May is taking on a hiking challenge to help raise awareness of a crippling condition that has affected one of her two daughters. She plans to walk 20 miles along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath from Bath Deep Lock to Devizes Wharf on Saturday, March 27 to raise funds for the charity Endometriosis UK. Mrs May, 68, from Martinslade, wants to ensure that society wakes up to the reality that endometriosis can have a huge impact on people’s physical and mental health. She said: “I’m incredibly proud to be taking on a fundraiser for Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis is a long-term chronic health condition affecting 1.5 million in the UK, yet all too often it is considered a taboo and not spoken about.
WILTSHIRE grandmother June May is taking on a hiking challenge to help raise awareness of a crippling condition that has affected one of her two daughters. She plans to walk 20 miles along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath from Bath Deep Lock to Devizes Wharf on Saturday, March 27 to raise funds for the charity Endometriosis UK. Mrs May, 68, from Martinslade, wants to ensure that society wakes up to the reality that endometriosis can have a huge impact on people’s physical and mental health. She said: “I’m incredibly proud to be taking on a fundraiser for Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis is a long-term chronic health condition affecting 1.5 million in the UK, yet all too often it is considered a taboo and not spoken about.
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