Reproductive Health

Twentyeight Health Launches Telehealth for Birth Control Prescriptions and Delivery in Texas

Twentyeight Health, a digital health company offering affordable access and convenience for women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare, today announced that the company has launched in Texas. “Twentyeight Health will be expanding our Medicaid coverage of birth control to Texas residents at a time when access for women on Medicaid has been further limited,” said Amy Fan, co-founder of Twentyeight Health. “As Twentyeight…

Women First Digital Launches Ally, the World’s First Abortion Virtual Assistant on WhatsApp

Women First Digital (WFD), a collection of online platforms providing information and counseling services on safe abortion, contraception, and sexual and reproductive health, is launching a new WhatsApp bot extension for Ally, the world’s first ever abortion virtual assistant, in celebration of World Health Day’s 2021 theme: building a fairer, healthier world. WFD is empowering women worldwide to make informed decisions about their…

Natera and Tesis Labs Announce Strategic Collaboration on Prenatal Genetic Testing

Natera, a global leader in non-invasive genetic testing and analysis of cfDNA, and Tesis Labs, a US multi-region lab services provider with labs in Colorado, Texas and Arizona, announced a strategic partnership in the field of prenatal genetic testing. The collaboration will allow Tesis to broaden its portfolio of genetic testing offerings and participate in the fast growing screening market for over 4 million pregnancies in the…

WINFertility Teams Up with Akin Gump to Provide Inclusive Family-Building Benefits for All U.S. Employees

Fertility Management Company WIN has teamed up with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, a leading international law firm, to provide family-building and fertility benefit programs to all Akin Gump U.S.-based employees, which includes enhanced adoption benefits. As part of its efforts to be an industry leader in offering inclusive and equitable family-building benefits in the legal sector, Akin Gump will…

Event: Fertility Innovation Summit on April 20

In 2021 the team behind Women’s Health Innovation Summit is organizing a series of events leading up to its signature event in the fall. The second event in this series, the Fertility Innovation Summit will take place virtually on April 20, 2021. Women’s health today is under-served from innovation and clinical science standpoints with outdated practices and lack of much-needed attention from key players (incl.…

Rebrand: Fertility Focus’ OvuSense Sensor Is Changing Its Name to Ovucore

With the ultimate goal of increasing pregnancy rates in infertile couples by up to 50%, Fertility Focus, the company behind OvuSense, has pioneered a new approach to infertility diagnosis and treatment for many years. After recently expanding the range of fertility monitoring products that work with the OvuSense app, the company has now announced a rebrand. To help distinguish between the fertility…

Jubel Health Launches a Personal Fertility Companion App to Support Women on Their Reproductive Health and Wellness Journey

Earlier this week Jubel Health announced the launch of its app-based personal fertility guide. The platform was built together with leading reproductive doctors and other health experts as a one-stop-shop of resources to support women on their fertility journey.  The newly launched Jubel app has been in public beta for a while, and features 24/7 chat for personalized information and insights, fireside…

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…