FemTech Focus

By Brittany Barreto PhD

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Episodes: 252

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Produced by FemHealth Insights and hosted by CEO, Dr. Brittany Barreto, the FemTech Focus podcast engages people supporting, investing, and innovating in the FemHealth market to talk about present innovations and the future of female health and wellness. Why were women excluded from clinical trials till 1993? How is the US maternity mortality rate rising so quickly? When will we have effective treatments for menopause? These provocative questions and more are posed to expert guests while highlighting innovative solutions improving women's health.

Episode Date
Tackling Vulvodynia and Building Community with Gaia Salizzoni of Hale - Episode 234
May 01, 2024
Nurx by Thirty Madison Brings Women’s Healthcare to Your Mailbox – Episode 233
Apr 17, 2024
Investing in FemTech in LATAM with Daniela Pacheco – Episode 232
Apr 10, 2024
Optimizing Preconception Wellness with Poplin – Episode 231
Mar 27, 2024
Tackling IUD Insertion Pain with Aspivix - Episode 230
Mar 13, 2024
From Lab to Market: Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic Innovation with Aspira Women’s Health - Episode 229
Feb 28, 2024
VCs for Repro: Abortion is Your Business - Episode 228
Feb 14, 2024
Coroflo Measures What Matters: Quantifying Breast Milk - Episode 227
Jan 31, 2024
Decoding the Vaginal Microbiome with Evvy - Episode 226
Jan 17, 2024
Getting to Know Your Vagina with Good Clean Love - Episode 225
Jan 03, 2024
2023 End of Year Review with Dr. Brittany Barreto - Episode 224
Dec 27, 2023
BONUS #11 - What’s Nyoo? Pelvic Health
Dec 20, 2023
Women’s Health in South Korea with SAIB & Co - Episode 223
Dec 06, 2023
Closing the Gap: Addressing Unmet Needs and Research Gaps with the Society for Women’s Health Research - Episode 222
Nov 22, 2023
Using CBD to close the Pain Gap with AIMA - Episode 221
Nov 08, 2023
La santé des femmes en France, avec FemTech France (Women's Health in France, with FemTech France) - Episode 220
Oct 25, 2023
Making Breast Care Self Care with UE Life Sciences - Episode 219
Oct 11, 2023
Harnessing AI to revolutionize reproductive health with MIM Fertility - Episode 218
Sep 27, 2023
Designing the Future of FemTech with Guidea - Episode 217
Sep 13, 2023
Summer Throwbacks! Improving Access to Safe Abortions Around the World with Vitala Global - Ep. 65
Aug 30, 2023
Summer Throwbacks! Brilliantly and the Thermodynamics of Reconstructed Breasts - Ep. 82
Aug 16, 2023
Summer Throwbacks! Center for Intimacy Justice wants equality in advertisement policies - Episode 167
Aug 02, 2023
Summer Throwbacks! Kegg, Cervical Fluid as the 5th Vital Sign - Ep. 11
Jul 19, 2023
Beating the Urge: Overcoming Overactive Bladder with Renalis Health - Ep. 216
Jul 05, 2023
FemTech with Dr. Britt: History of the Revitalization Act - Ep. 215
Jun 28, 2023
Revolutionizing Data Collection for Improved Health Outcomes with My Normative - Ep. 214
Jun 21, 2023
Destigmatizing Menstrual Health for Black Communities with The Black Women’s Reproductive Health Project - Ep. 213
Jun 14, 2023
Women's Blood Disorders: Clotting and Bleeding from Periods through Menopause with Ariela Marshall - Ep. 212
Jun 07, 2023
Health to wealth: The economic impact of investing in women's health research with WHAM - Ep. 211
May 31, 2023
FemTech with Dr. Britt: Osteoporosis - Ep. 210
May 24, 2023
FemTech in India with Gytree - Ep. 209
May 17, 2023
Menopause and Memory Loss with Estrigenix - Ep. 208
May 10, 2023
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding with Bayer - Ep. 207
May 03, 2023
FemTech with Dr. Britt: Mifepristone - Ep.206
Apr 26, 2023
Patient Privacy with HeartSnug - Ep. 205
Apr 19, 2023
Perinatal Mental Health with FamilyWell - Ep. 204
Apr 12, 2023
Menstrual Effluent as a Diagnostic Tool with The ROSE Study - Ep. 203
Apr 05, 2023
Incarcerated Women’s Health with Reproductive Justice Inside - Ep. 202
Mar 29, 2023
Maven Clinic: A FemTech Unicorn - Ep.201
Mar 22, 2023
Hospital Staffing and Outcomes for Women’s Health with Parity Healthcare- Ep. 200
Mar 15, 2023
How to go from Underrated to Unbeatable with Surbhi Sarna, Author of Without a Doubt - Ep. 199
Mar 08, 2023
Epilepsy in Females with Dr. Sarita Maturu - Ep.198
Mar 01, 2023
Private Equity and Women’s Health with Maurissa Bell - Ep.197
Feb 22, 2023
Female Involvement in Clinical Trials with Dr. Rasha Babikir from Cedar Health Research - Ep.196
Feb 15, 2023
STIs and the Vaginal Microbiome with Dr. Kate Rhodes and Dr. Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz - Ep.195
Feb 08, 2023
Women’s Health Policy with Liz Powell from G2G Consulting - Ep.194
Feb 01, 2023
2022 End of Year Review with Dr. Brittany Barreto - Ep 193
Dec 26, 2022
Growing Japanese Corporate interest in FemTech with Saki Oshima from Scrum Ventures - Ep 192
Dec 19, 2022
How muscles, tissues, and tendons change during pregnancy and lactation with Dr. Nicole Danos -Ep 191
Dec 12, 2022
HerShare, a new femtech-specific angel network - Ep 190
Dec 05, 2022
How pregnancy affects the brain - Ep 189
Nov 28, 2022
Caring for your breast health with Complex Creatures - Ep 188
Nov 21, 2022
Ida Sports designs the first female athletic cleat - Ep 187
Nov 14, 2022
Sprout Pharmaceutical's $1 Billion little pink pill - Ep 186
Nov 07, 2022
Venture Capital investing in FemTech with Fusion Fund - Ep 185
Oct 31, 2022
Occiguide soothes headaches & migraines that disproportionately affect females - Ep 184
Oct 24, 2022
Diagnosing & Managing ADHD in females with Understood.org - Ep 183
Oct 03, 2022
Cosm Medical is revolutionizing the vaginal pessary - Episode 182
Sep 26, 2022
Dr. Silvia Mah from Stella Angels provides an angel's perspective on FemTech investing - Ep 181
Sep 21, 2022
The Honey Pot Co creating natural products for vaginal wellness - Ep 180
Sep 13, 2022
Biofeedback & VR as a cutting edge treatment for pain and mental health with Flowly - Ep 179
Sep 06, 2022
"Go Figure, The astonishing science of the female body" Author Interview with Lisa Falco - Ep 178
Aug 29, 2022
Moonai uses psychoacoustic strategies to stop period pain - Ep 177
Aug 22, 2022
Dimension Inx using 3D-printed biomaterials to restore bone regeneration and fertility - Ep 176
Aug 15, 2022
Nua Surgical improving cesareans with a novel retractable device- Ep 175
Aug 08, 2022
Natural Cycles, FDA-approved birth control app based on body temperature - Ep 174
Aug 01, 2022
BD's newest HPV screening assay - Episode 173
Jul 25, 2022
Prenatal genetic screening as a critical maternal health tool with Natera - Episode 172
Jul 18, 2022
Data Privacy of FemTech Apps in a post Roe v Wade America - Bonus
Jul 15, 2022
Verity Now wants car safety standards to include females - Episode 171
Jul 11, 2022
VDOM providing that 'Big D' energy at the push of a button - Episode 169
Jun 06, 2022
Center for Intimacy Justice wants equality in advertisement policies -Episode 167
Jun 06, 2022
MYAVANA takes a scientific approach to healthy hair - Episode 168
Jun 06, 2022
MAS Holdings, the global leader in femtech apparel and textiles - Episode 170
Jun 06, 2022
Live UTI Free advocates for females suffering with chronic UTIs - Episode 166
May 02, 2022
Abortion in the United States and what's at stake this June - Episode 165
May 02, 2022
Virtual eating disorder treatments by Equip Health - Episode 164
Apr 18, 2022
AllVoices enables a healthier work environment and company culture - Episode 163
Apr 18, 2022
Decoding the vaginal microbiome with Juno Bio - Episode 162
Apr 04, 2022
Flourish combats diet culture and negative body image - Episode 161
Mar 31, 2022
American Bone Health gives us the basics on Bones and Osteoporosis - Episode 160
Mar 21, 2022
MysteryVibe Prioritizes Pleasure for Everyone with Engineering and Research - Episode 159
Mar 15, 2022
Find the right birth control option for you with Reya Health - Episode 158
Mar 15, 2022
BONUS 10 - The Bowdoin Group on the Jobs Market and Skills Needed to Land a Job in FemTech
Mar 04, 2022
New UK-based FemTech Fund, Goddess Gaia Ventures - Episode 157
Feb 28, 2022
Techquity and Cultural Humility in Digital Health with Dr. Harpreet Nagra - Episode 156
Feb 21, 2022
Interview with Deborah Copaken, Author of "Ladyparts", a Memoir - Episode 155
Feb 21, 2022
CoFertility has the expert, curated answers to all your fertility questions - Episode 154
Feb 21, 2022
Orchyd's App and Purse help you not get your period while unprepared - Episode 153
Feb 21, 2022
Cleo supports working parents as an employer benefit - Episode 152
Jan 27, 2022
Proov, the first & only FDA-cleared at-home ovulation test - Episode 151
Jan 27, 2022
PostureWings integrates posture support into their revolutionary athletic bra - Episode 150
Jan 14, 2022
BabyScript's Remote Maternal Health Monitoring via Customizable Mobile App - Episode 149
Jan 13, 2022
2021 End of Year Review - Episode 148
Jan 13, 2022
Future of Sex & SexTech School with Bryony Cole - Episode 147
Dec 29, 2021
Femasys creates Products and Procedures for the Fallopian Tubes - Episode 146
Dec 20, 2021
Lin Health supports those struggling with Chronic Pain - Episode 145
Dec 07, 2021
Big Health Digital Therapeutics for Insomnia and Anxiety - Episode 144
Dec 07, 2021
Dr. Robynne Chutkan talking about GutBliss and Period Poop - Episode 143
Nov 24, 2021
Femtec Health's Platform Technology, Fresh Out of Stealth Mode - Episode 142
Nov 19, 2021
Bayer's commitment to Women's Healthcare - Episode 141
Nov 09, 2021
CBD products for women's health with EcoFibre - Episode 140
Nov 01, 2021
Wile products empower grown women (40+) through perimenopause - Episode 139
Nov 01, 2021
Cost to Acquire a Customer in FemTech & SexTech with O.School - Episode 138
Oct 18, 2021
Astarte Ventures, Investing in FemTech before FemTech was a Thing - Episode 137
Oct 18, 2021
The Lactamo ball supports easier and healthier breastfeeding - Episode 136
Oct 05, 2021
Speaking about miscarriages with Parla - Episode 135
Oct 05, 2021
Steelsky Ventures, New Emerging FemTech Fund - Episode 134
Sep 20, 2021
Goodbye public bathroom metal tampon dispensers, Hello Aunt Flow! -Episode 133
Sep 13, 2021
Coral uses science-based app to improve your sex life - Episode 132
Sep 13, 2021
The Science Behind Prenatal to Postnatal Vitamins with Beli Baby - Episode 131
Aug 30, 2021
FemTech Startups Equity Crowdfunding on Republic - Episode 130
Aug 23, 2021
Aila Health uses Artificial Intelligence to Treat Autoimmunity - Episode 129
Aug 16, 2021
MOLLI Surgical replaces wires with magnetic seeds for breast lumpectomies - Episode 128
Aug 09, 2021
PCOS Awareness Association providing info and support for this hormone disorder - Episode 127
Aug 02, 2021
The Agenda Period facilitates task management based on your menstrual cycle - Episode 126
Jul 29, 2021
Eli Health, Daily Hormone Testing for Fertility, Contraception, and Overall Understanding of Female Health - Episode 125
Jul 19, 2021
DotLab's blood test for diagnosing endometriosis - Episode 124
Jul 19, 2021
Wildflower Health's healthcare software empowering value-based care for women - Episode 123
Jul 19, 2021
Using seeds to manage your cycle with Funk It Wellness - Episode 122
Jun 28, 2021
Coyote Ventures, the Newest Women's Health Fund in Partnership with FemTech Focus - BONUS 10
Jun 25, 2021
Crave's Pleasure Manifesto - Episode 121
Jun 21, 2021
AOA Dx ventures to diagnose ovarian cancer - Episode 120
Jun 15, 2021
Funding the next generation of women's sexual health companies with Amboy Street Ventures - Episode 119
Jun 08, 2021
How COVID-19 and the vaccines affect females differently - Episode 118
Jun 08, 2021
HERHealthEQ bringing health equity to developing countries- Episode 117
May 24, 2021
TMRW's remote automated platform for frozen eggs and embryos - Episode 116
May 17, 2021
Mount Carmel's Women's Heart Program treating the hearts of every woman - Episode 115
May 12, 2021
Decreasing delayed diagnosis of breast cancer with Gabbi - Episode 114
May 12, 2021
ELANZA Wellness and their behavioral health fertility platform- Episode 113
May 05, 2021
Menstrual reflux and early diagnosis for endometriosis with Hera Biotech - Episode 112
May 03, 2021
FemTech in Emerging Markets with Nabta Health - Episode 111
Apr 29, 2021
Nourishing the future of humanity with BIOMILQ's breastmilk - Episode 110
Apr 26, 2021
Granville Biomedical's vaginal models replacing cow tongues in medical school training -Episode 109
Apr 22, 2021
Digital health accountability for women's health apps with ORCHA - Episode 108
Apr 19, 2021
Pollie, your personalized telehealth to manage your hormonal conditions - Episode 107
Apr 15, 2021
Philanthropic menstrual and sexual health investors, The Case for Her - Episode 106
Apr 12, 2021
Your Daye's CBD-infused tampons are soothing your menstrual pain - Episode 105
Apr 11, 2021
Your trusted guide for your hair care journey, Black Hair Management - Episode 104
Apr 05, 2021
Hot and Cold therapy packs for your privates with Private Packs - Episode 103
Apr 05, 2021
GenZs on a mission to make your periods more sustainable with Viv for your V - Episode 102
Mar 29, 2021
Advocating for menstruation education around the world with DaysForGirls - Episode 101
Mar 25, 2021
Evidence-based testing before pregnancy with PreConception - Episode 100
Mar 23, 2021
Reducing vaginal infections with Vagiplug - Episode 99
Mar 19, 2021
Manage Your Menopause Naturally with Maryon Stewart - Episode 98
Mar 15, 2021
BONUS 9 - Nuvo's birthing the future of maternal-fetal healthcare
Mar 15, 2021
Women-centered design and solving ergonomic problems for women with 4B Collective - Episode 97
Mar 10, 2021
Scar therapy and improving scar outcomes with Cicalux - Episode 95
Mar 04, 2021
Changing the benchmarks for heart disease with WomenHeart - Episode 96
Mar 01, 2021
Clementine is improving women's emotional wellbeing with their hypnotherapy app - Episode 94
Mar 01, 2021
Live stress-free with Emme's smart birth control case system- Episode 93
Feb 24, 2021
Parentbirth and reproductive justice with Robyn - Episode 92
Feb 22, 2021
Flushable eco-conscious femcare products with Planera- Episode 91
Feb 19, 2021
Creating a more equitable future in healthcare with MavenClinic & Equity Quotient - Episode 90
Feb 16, 2021
OYA Apparel, leggings that are actually kind to your vulva and vagina - Episode 89
Feb 10, 2021
Calibrate your Vertigo with Cali Balance- Episode 88
Feb 08, 2021
Gender-affirming care with Plume - Episode 87
Feb 03, 2021
Fibroid Foundation legislation sponsored by VP, Kamala Harris - Episode 86
Feb 01, 2021
Porn where women's pleasure comes first Afterglow - Episode 85
Jan 27, 2021
A reminder to take your birth control, with Aavia and their smart pill case - Episode 84
Jan 25, 2021
Pro-sex, pro-porn, pro-knowing the difference with MakeLoveNotPorn- Episode 83
Jan 20, 2021
Brilliantly and the Thermodynamics of Reconstructed Breasts - Episode 82
Jan 19, 2021
Rising above PTSD with Evren Technologies - Episode 81
Jan 13, 2021
Microgenesis is using microbiota to help women get pregnant - Episode 80
Jan 11, 2021
Preventing bladder leaks before they happen with Privy- Episode 79
Jan 06, 2021
How "FemTech" came about, with Clue - Episode 78
Jan 04, 2021
FemTech 2020 Year in Review - BONUS #9
Jan 01, 2021
Cindy Gu, FemTech founder turned feminine energy coach - Episode 76
Dec 30, 2020
Egg donation matchmaking with Tulip Fertility & Donor Concierge - Episode 75
Dec 28, 2020
Trans Womxn's Health - Episode 74
Dec 23, 2020
Hera Diagnostics is eradicating cervical cancer in developing communities- Episode 73
Dec 21, 2020
Acessa Health, a Uterine Fibroids FemTech Exit - Episode 72
Dec 16, 2020
Turn liquid gold to powdered gold with Milkify - Episode 71
Dec 14, 2020
Bloomlife is empowering moms on their pregnancy journey with data - Episode 70
Dec 09, 2020
Check your head with HeadCheck Health- Episode 69
Dec 07, 2020
With Jubel Health, you're not alone on your fertility journey - Episode 68
Dec 02, 2020
Improving womxn's quality of life, one pelvic floor at a time with Hyivy Health - Episode 67
Nov 30, 2020
BOOBS 101 with Dr. Brittany Barreto & Dr. Julie Hakim
Nov 28, 2020
Solace Therapeutics's de-stressing solutions for Stress Urinary Incontinence- Episode 66
Nov 25, 2020
Improving access to safe abortions around the world with Vitala Global - Episode 65
Nov 23, 2020
Daré Bioscience is daring to be different - Episode 64
Nov 18, 2020
Smashing the taboo of menopause with Elektra Health - Episode 63
Nov 16, 2020
Making ovaries your muse with MUSE.CYCLES - Episode 62
Nov 11, 2020
Evofem Biosciences and the first ever non-hormonal contraception - Episode 61
Nov 09, 2020
Fighting for equity in maternal health with Irth - Episode 60
Nov 04, 2020
Health Decisions changing the game for women's health clinical studies - Episode 59
Nov 02, 2020
Livestrong is fixing everyday cancer problems - Episode 58
Oct 28, 2020
Why Twentyeight Health believes contraception should be free & accessible - Episode 57
Oct 26, 2020
Medicines360 is constructing healthcare for women everywhere - Episode 56
Oct 21, 2020
VAGINA 101 with Dr. Brittany Barreto & Dr. Julie Hakim
Oct 19, 2020
Celebrate World Menopause Day with The Cusp - Episode 55
Oct 19, 2020
HITLAB's Women's Health Tech Challenge - Episode 54
Oct 14, 2020
Portfolia's 2nd Femtech fund & empowering womxn investors- Episode 53
Oct 12, 2020
Hashiona pioneering the first ever app for Hashimoto's disease - Episode 52
Oct 07, 2020
Debunking the cranberry myth with Uqora - Episode 51
Oct 05, 2020
"Connection" is the emotional food staple of life - Episode 50
Sep 30, 2020
Wild.AI is Unleashing the Beast in Women - Episode 49
Sep 28, 2020
Oova, your personal fertility translator - Episode 48
Sep 23, 2020
What they don't tell you about postpartum with Cater to Mom - Episode 47
Sep 21, 2020
Piloting Through Midlife with Terri Hanson Mead - Episode 46
Sep 16, 2020
Lingerie for the beautiful & the brave with Everviolet - Episode 45
Sep 14, 2020
Meet Femtech Pioneer, Women of Wearables - Episode 45
Sep 11, 2020
Women And Weed, with Colleen Fisher Tully- Episode 44
Sep 09, 2020
Mira - The AI Fertility Tracker - Episode 43
Sep 07, 2020
Pleasure with a Purpose with Lioness - Episode 42
Sep 02, 2020
KindBody & Fertility for All - Episode 41
Aug 31, 2020
BONUS #5 - Future of Femtech's Wellness & Self Care Summit
Aug 28, 2020
Hela Health the one stop shop for women's benefits - Episode 40
Aug 26, 2020
Tickle.life, the ultimate sexual discovery ecosystem - Episode 39
Aug 24, 2020
BONUS #4 - LactApp, el experto en lactación en tu bolsillo!
Aug 21, 2020
WellFemme is breaking barriers with Menopause Telehealth- Episode 38
Aug 19, 2020
The HabitAware story, from Hiding to Healing - Episode 37
Aug 17, 2020
Calling all Femtech investors! with Portfolia - Episode 36
Aug 12, 2020
Step into the pleasure portal with Dirty Lola - Episode 35
Aug 10, 2020
The Google of women's health, Hertility Health - Episode 34
Aug 05, 2020
Springboard Enterprise supporting Femtech innovation - Episode 33
Aug 03, 2020
Taking a pulse on Femtech Trends - Episode 32
Jul 29, 2020
Stress does not equal Success, with Bask + Being - Episode 31
Jul 27, 2020
Perinatal Access - bridging the gap to pregnancy care - Episode 30
Jul 22, 2020
"Clean up in aisle V" with Come & Gone - Episode 29
Jul 20, 2020
Femtech FOMO with Portfolia - Episode 28
Jul 15, 2020
Bra + Robe = Brobe - Episode 27
Jul 13, 2020
BONUS #3 - Black Women's Health in the United States
Jul 10, 2020
Breastmilk delivery! with Milk Stork - Episode 26
Jul 08, 2020
MiddleSexMD, your trusted menopause sex guru - Episode 25
Jul 06, 2020
BONUS #2 - Britt & Julie review Femtech pitches, dismantling the biases in women’s health & Julie launches SOMOSGYN
Jul 03, 2020
Menstrual Mates Dispelling the taboo of menstruation - Episode 24
Jul 01, 2020
Period Health & Gender Equality with Menstrual Health Hub - Episode 23
Jun 29, 2020
Bras that fit with Missfits - Episode 22
Jun 24, 2020
Making Menopause Mainstream with Lisa Health - Episode 21
Jun 22, 2020
BONUS- Britt & Julie review OBGyns a friend or foe, birth control a miracle or mask, and Asian vaginas
Jun 19, 2020
Work & Mother - Lactation Suites for the Office Building
Jun 17, 2020
Maternal Care during the Pandemic with Zaya Care - Episode 19
Jun 15, 2020
Mosie Baby, the 'Turkey Baster' of the 21st Century - Episode 18
Jun 10, 2020
Pelvic Floor Stretch with Materna Medical - Episode 17
Jun 08, 2020
Estrogen and Your Diet with Tammy Karni - Episode 16
Jun 03, 2020
The Motherhood Center - Episode 15
Jun 01, 2020
Gennev wishing you a Happy Menopause Day! - Episode 14
May 27, 2020
Social Mama ending isolation for moms - Episode 13
May 27, 2020
Femtech down under! Aussie Edition - Episode 12
May 27, 2020
Kegg, Cervical Fluid as the 5th Vital Sign - Episode 11
May 18, 2020
Femtech in Japan with Fermata -Episode 10
May 13, 2020
Birth control delivered to your door with Pandia Health -Episode 9
May 11, 2020
A lovely glass of Feminade -Episode 8
May 04, 2020
Got questions? Kliit Health (Kiira) has answers -Episode 7
May 04, 2020
Motive Bio, getting closer to a PCOS diagnosis -Episode 6
Apr 27, 2020
Vagipreneur, Rachel Braun Scherl -Episode 5
Apr 20, 2020
Man on a Mission to End Your Cramps with Visana Health -Episode 4
Apr 20, 2020
Viva La Vulva with Dr. Lyndsey Harper from Rosy -Episode 3
Apr 13, 2020
Dr. Julie Hakim on Vaginal Stents - Episode 2
Apr 06, 2020
Femtech, it's kind of a big deal. - Episode 1
Mar 31, 2020
Femtech intro
Mar 22, 2020