The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced the forthcoming “maternal morbidity indicator system” in its formal response to...
Football injuries during periods are more severe and take longer to heal, though menstruation does not itself raise injury rates, according to new research. The study...
Pregnant women who received a Covid-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver prematurely, according to a major new study. The research,...
A combination of THC and CBD derived from cannabis was shown to kill ovarian cancer cells without harming healthy cells in laboratory studies. The findings suggest...
The risk of women in England suffering severe post-birth bleeding has risen to its highest level in five years, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care....
HRT (hormone replacement therapy) may not increase breast cancer risk in women with BRCA mutations, new research suggests. Women who inherit harmful mutations in the BRCA1...
University of Leeds IVF spinout IVFmicro has raised £3.5m in pre-seed funding. The investment is led by Northern Gritstone, with support from Innovate UK Investor Partnerships...
By Ruby Raut, founder and CEO, WUKA For years, campaigners, scientists, and brands like ours have been calling attention to a hidden issue: the chemicals, metals,...
Routine mammograms could help assess cardiovascular disease risk in women, new research suggests. The study found that both the severity of calcium in breast arteries and...
The NHS is rolling out a new safety signal system across maternity services in England to spot emerging concerns and prevent tragedies. The Maternity Outcomes Signal...
Femtech app Ovum has agreed a strategic partnership with creative agency AKQA Australia to support growth and boost consumer adoption. The collaboration will see AKQA develop...
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts run by abortion providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in recent weeks. Campaigners have called the takedowns...
Denmark will compensate Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls for forced contraception, with payouts of 300,000 kroner (about £35,000) each, after decades of practices by health authorities....
Mismanaged heavy bleeding care is costing the NHS millions each year, a new analysis suggests. Experts say thousands of patients could be treated earlier in the...
Telling women their breast density after screening was linked to higher anxiety and confusion than no notification, an Australian study suggests. Breast density is the proportion...
As 2025 comes to a close, our editor reflects on some of the key stories, trends and milestones in femtech over the last 12 months. This...
Long-term heart disease risk among women with uterine fibroids is more than 80 per cent higher than in those without, according to a new study. Fibroids...
A sperm donor carrying a cancer-linked TP53 mutation fathered at least 197 children across Europe, a cross-border investigation has found. Some children have already died and,...
Femtech World explores the latest research developments in the world of women’s health. Fertility treatments linked to higher mutations than natural conception Mice that were conceived...
A new AI model can predict a person’s risk of developing breast cancer up to five years in advance by analysing mammograms. The technology could make...
UK couples undergoing IVF are exploiting a legal loophole to rank embryos based on genetic predictions of IQ, height and health, a Guardian investigation has revealed. The screening...
