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FemTech startup currently in stealth mode
Empowering women
to manage their own health
through self-diagnostic solutions.
Our mission
And yet, this problem remains understudied,
often misdiagnosed and mistreated.
At any moment, approximately 23% of women suffer from Bacterial Vaginosis and 30% of women suffer from Vulvovaginal Candidiasis .
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Our mission is to develop a precise and specific self-diagnostic device,
for both the BV and VVC detection,
allowing women to manage their own health.
References:
1. Peebles, Kathryn et al. “High Global Burden and Costs of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Sexually transmitted diseases vol. 46,5 (2019)
2. Gonçalves, Bruna et al. “Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors.” Critical reviews in microbiology vol. 42,6 (2016)
About us
We are three female scientists, passionate about innovating and improving women's health.
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