Thermostat bands for menopause heat flashes?

Menopause + Tech

Although attention is mostly centered around the lack of action, menopause + tech is receiving some well deserved air time.

Embr Labs personal thermostat bands are being re-purposed by menopausal women (Neo.Life): The natural decrease in the production of estrogen and progesterone causes heat flashes for the majority of women experiencing perimenopause or menopause (18% of the workforce). Flashes can last a few minutes or hours and occur a few times a month, a week or a day. Treatment options today? Hormone replacement therapy. Menopausal women have started to use the Embr Wave band to cool them down. It sends the thermoreceptor nerve cells on their wrist a jolt of cold that convinces their brain that the environment is up to 5 degrees cooler than it actually is. The device is not designed for heat flashes and as a result not an ideal solution (Embr Lab’s goal is to reduce energy consumption of air conditioners). Check out their site here.

Fervent Pharmaceuticals completes its Phase 2A clinical trial for a new therapy for menopause vasomotor symptoms (PR Newswire): FP-101, a new drug therapy being developed by Fervent to treat the vasomotor symptoms (like hot flashes and night sweats) associated with menopause is continuing with it’s clinical trial after a successful Phase 2A. The therapy is orally dosed and a non-hormonal, non-herbal, non-antidepressant formulation of a compound that has known mechanisms of action and is FDA approved in other locations. It will be interesting to follow their progress. Check out their site here.

genneve launches a Menopause Telehealth Platform at Startup Health Festival (prnewswire): Less than 7% of women seek help regarding menopause symptoms. The population of women in or near menopause in the states? 37 million. genneve is launching in only 4 states, but trying to give women access to information, a community, and ability to seek advice from healthcare professionals online.

Unrelated to Menopause…

Kasha is trying to reduce stigma associated with feminine products in East Africa (Telegraph): While genneve is trying to reduce the stigma associated with menopause, Kasha allows women to order health products and contraceptives online in East Africa. Kasha is empowering women, even those in rural areas without internet access, to purchase the feminine products they want without going to a clinic. Interesting to see how/where this venture will expand. Check out their site here.