The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the launch of DiscoverWHR, a new research discovery platform developed through a collaboration between the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The platform serves as a centralized hub for women’s health research, bringing together NIH-funded resources including open funding opportunities, awarded research projects, clinical trials, and…
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine has demonstrated that menstrual blood could serve as a non-invasive alternative for monitoring vitamin levels, potentially transforming how women access routine health screenings. The research, conducted at the University Medical Center Rostock and led by Berlin-based biotech startup theblood, compared vitamin levels in menstrual blood to those in capillary blood samples from…
Fellow Health has published results showing 82% compliance rates with their mail-in postvasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) kits, significantly outperforming traditional testing methods. The study, published in the Journal of Urology, demonstrates a major advancement in addressing a persistent challenge in reproductive healthcare. The findings are particularly significant given that approximately half a million vasectomies are performed annually in the United States. While…
Extend Fertility has released the results of an 8-year comprehensive study on egg freezing success rates, providing new insights into the effectiveness of fertility preservation. The findings, presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Conference in Denver, demonstrate significant success rates and changing trends in egg freezing demographics. The study, which followed 3,100 unique patients through 4,600 egg freezing cycles between…
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has announced its first Sprint for Women’s Health awardees, investing $110 million across 23 projects focused on women’s healthcare. The initiative, which drew more than 1,700 submissions from over 30 countries, targets critical areas including brain health, reproductive health, and cardiovascular disease. “It’s been less than 10 months since we first launched the Sprint…
A new study published in the “Journal of Clinical Medicine” demonstrates positive outcomes for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP) using EnPlace, a minimally invasive device for sacrospinous ligament fixation. The research, which included 331 patients, specifically highlights the treatment’s effectiveness in women aged 65 and older. The study divided patients into two age groups: older patients with a mean age of 71.8…
Evvy, a female-founded biotech startup, has published peer-reviewed validation for its Vaginal Health Test and presented new findings at multiple clinical conferences. The validation study, published in the Diagnostics journal, analyzed over 7,000 vaginal microbiome samples using Evvy’s CLIA, CAP, and CLEP-certified Vaginal Health Test. The results demonstrated a sensitivity of 93.1 percent and specificity of 90 percent across more than 700…
Researchers at the University of Oxford have received funding from Cancer Research UK to develop OvarianVax, potentially the world’s first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer. The team has been awarded up to £600,000 over the next three years to support laboratory research into the vaccine. The vaccine aims to teach the immune system to recognize and attack the earliest stages of ovarian…
