Reproductive Health

Women’s Health Telemedicine Platform Twentyeight Health Announces Its Expansion Across the Midwestern United States

Twentyeight Health, the digital health company offering affordable access and convenience for women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare, today announced an expansion across the midwestern United States. Starting today, Twentyeight Health is available to residents of Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio. Twentyeight Health is now operational in 12 states — doubling its availability across the U.S. in the first quarter of 2021. “Women deserve…

Mayne Pharma Launches A Generic Version of ORTH-CEPT, an Oral Contraceptive, in the U.S.

Mayne Pharma has announced the commercial launch of a generic version of ORTHO-CEPT (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol 0.15 mg / 0.03 mg) tablets to customers in the US. This is the fourth oral contraceptive launched this calendar year after launching generic versions of LOESTRIN 24 FE, ORTHO CYCLEN and ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN. According to IQVIA, the annual US market sales for the four products were…

Brian E. Miller, Ph.D. joins TMRW as SVP of Sales to Help Bring the Company’s Technology to U.S. Fertility Clinics

TMRW Life Sciences, the creator of the world’s first and only automated technology platform for the management, identification, and storage of frozen eggs and embryos, announces today that Brian E. Miller, PhD, is joining TMRW’s senior leadership team as Senior Vice President of Sales. In his role, Brian will be responsible for bringing TMRW’s innovative technology to fertility clinics in the United States. Brian…

Unfabled: An Interview with Founder & CEO Hannah Samano about Sustainable Cycle Care and Taking An E-Commerce Startup from Zero to One in Less Than Two Months

Menstrual care is self-care is the central idea behind Unfabled, a new wellness store all about menstrual health, that launched a few days ago and is looking to serve menstruators in the U.K. The new e-commerce project is the brainchild Hannah Samano, who has previously held roles at African women’s health & hygiene e-commerce company Kasha and as Global E-commerce Innovation Manager…

Nurx Expands Its Service and Now Offers At-Home Acne Care

Digital Health care provider Nurx, known for birth control prescriptions, STI screenings and medications prescriptions, has now expanded into at-home acne care. While acne care may seem like a leap coming from a company that’s built its reputation (and base of over one million patients) mainly on reproductive health care, Nurx clinical team lead Nancy Shannon MD, PhD, says the company added acne…

Clue Receives FDA Approval to Launch a Digital Contraceptive

Clue, the company behind the popular period tracking app, has announced that it has received FDA clearance to launch a digital contraceptive. The new functionality allows users to prevent pregnancy based only on the start date of a user’s period. This algorithmic prediction is based on Bayesian modelling. The app will display a high risk window across a number of days of…

Dr. Raquel Hammonds Joins Carrot Fertility as Director of Integrative and Preventative Medicine, a Newly Created Role at the Company

Dr. Raquel Hammonds is a Doctor of  Medicine in Naturopathic Medicine. She comes from The Center for Reproductive Health & Gynecology in Beverly Hills, California, where she worked with patients to uncover the root cause of subfertility/infertility in men and women undergoing IVF and IUI. In January Dr. Hammonds has now joined Carrot Fertility as Director of Integrative and Preventative Medicine, a…

Women’s Health Startup Maven Launches MavenRx, a Fertility Drug Delivery Service to Further Strengthen Its Fertility Program

Women’s and Family Health Startup Maven has announced the expansion of its award-winning fertility program with the launch of MavenRx. Through partnerships with two specialty pharmacies, Maven members can now receive industry-leading price discounts on their medications, complimentary same-day or next-day shipping nationwide, and on-demand, pharmacist-led unboxing and injection support. MavenRx adds a critical layer of support for all U.S.-based employees covered…