Fertility

Male Fertility Startup Legacy Launches a First-of-its-Kind Partnership with the Military Family Building Coalition

Legacy, the digital fertility clinic for men, has announced a new partnership with the Military Family Building Coalition (MFBC) to help America’s Naval Special Warfare Community (NSW) address challenges military members face in their journey to parenthood due to service, while providing vital access to family planning care and services. Legacy’s philanthropic offer to NSW operators including SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman and Explosive Ordnance Demolition personnel…

Fertility Clinic Boston IVF Adopts TMRW Life Sciences’ Technology for the Safe Management of Eggs and Embryos

Boston IVF, a leading fertility clinic with more than 25 locations across the U.S., announced today that it has partnered with TMRW Life Sciences to bring cutting-edge technology and automation to its cryostorage and fertility cell management practices. TMRW has created an automated platform for the management, identification, and storage of the frozen eggs and embryos used in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)…

Practice Management Platform Unified Women’s Healthcare and CCRM Fertility Establish Strategic Partnership

Unified Women’s Healthcare (“Unified”), a leading practice management platform in women’s healthcare backed by Altas Partners (“Altas”), funds managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) and Oak HC/FT, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to partner with CCRM Fertility (“CCRM”), a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science. As part of the transaction,…

Stork Club Raises a $30M Series A to Expand its Family-related Services and Fill Gaps in Modern Maternity Care

Stork Club, the company on a mission to modernize healthcare and give people the freedom to build a family on their own terms, has announced its $30M Series A led by General Catalyst, with Hemant Taneja joining the board. Existing investors Bowery Capital, Slow Ventures and angels Jack Altman, founder of Lattice; Zach Sims, founder of Codecademy; Oleg Rogynskyy, founder of People.ai;…

MFB Fertility Announces a Second Patent for its Proov Lateral Flow Assay Test

Proov, a science-based hormone testing company and the leader in testing urine for PdG to confirm ovulation, has announced that it has received patent issue notification for its second utility patent for a lateral flow assay test. The patent covers Proov’s novel device to detect the analytes of progesterone and other hormones in a single lateral flow assay. As a first-of-its-kind device…

6 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Using the Ovidrel Trigger Shot

When it comes to fertility treatments, the Ovidrel trigger shot is a commonly used medication to help stimulate ovulation in women. This injectable hormone plays a vital role in fertility treatments, but like any medical procedure, there are potential mistakes that can be made during its administration. In this article, we will explore the common mistakes to avoid when using the Ovidrel…

Women’s Health Startup Natalist Expands to Nearly 6000 Stores in National Retail Collaboration

Women’s health startup Natalist makes doctor-approved fertility and pregnancy essentials with a net-zero plastic footprint. Today the company announced an expansion to nearly 6,000 retail locations nationwide. Following a successful initial launch in select Target stores in March 2020, Natalist’s 2021 retail expansion includes a much larger footprint in Target stores across the US plus rollouts in Rite Aid, Albertsons, Safeway, and Shaw’s.…

OvuSense Manufacturer Fertility Focus Announces the Launch of OvuFirst, a New Skin-Worn Sensor for Ovulation Tracking

Fertility Focus, the manufacturers of the OvuCore and OvuSense Pro family of fertility monitoring solutions, today announces the launch of OvuFirst, a unique patented sensor designed to measure skin temperature, providing women with an understanding of when to try and conceive naturally, and enabling them to determine what issues they may have trying to conceive. OvuFirst is targeted at women who wish…