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词条 Femtech
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Femtech (or Female technology) is a term applied to a category of software, diagnostics, products, and services that use technology often to focus on women's health.[1][2][3] This sector includes fertility solutions, period-tracking apps, pregnancy and nursing care, women’s sexual wellness, and reproductive system health care.[2][4]

Overview

Femtech was coined by Ida Tin, a Danish entrepreneur who founded Clue, a period- and fertility-tracking app.[5][6] As an industry, femtech largely encompasses any digital or standard health tools aimed at women's health, including wearables, internet-connected medical devices, mobile apps, hygiene products, and others.[5][7] The concept of a digital women's health category is relatively new.[2][5][6][8][9] In 2015, Femtech startups raised around $82 million in funding from investment firms.[2][8] In March 2017, the total amount of funding raised by femtech companies since 2014 had reached $1.1 billion.[1][5] In March 2018, Frost & Sullivan released new data, predicting a market potential of $50 billion by 2025 [10] Estimates suggest that around $200 billion is being spent on femtech products each year.[6]

Companies and products

There are numerous femtech companies offering a variety of different products throughout the world. Companies that produce period- and/or fertility-tracking mobile apps include, Clue, Glow, [11] Eve, Cycles, My Calendar, Life,[5][12] FertilityIQ, Extend Fertility, Forte Medical, Flo and others.[6][2][9] Companies that offer services like IVF, egg freezing, and medical treatments include Univfy, [13] Progyny and Prelude Fertility.[6] Similarly, the fertility company, Ava, produces a wearable that tracks fertility.[14] By contrast, Nurx provides a telemedicine service where women can get birth control prescribed via an app, and have the pills delivered.[6]

Several companies also produce internet-connected medical devices that are often paired with mobile apps to track specific data. For instance, Naya Health and Elvie produce a connected breast pump[5][9]. Elvie also offers a kegel tracking device.[15] Lioness produces a smart vibrator.[1] Other medical devices and implements produced in the femtech category may or may not use an internet connection. Joylux is a women’s health technology company creating medical and feminine wellness devices under the vSculpt and vFit brands. Willow Pump produces a hands-free breast pump that works automatically.[1] Companies like L. and Flex offer alternatives to standard tampon and condom products.[5] Thinx sells reusable underwear that absorbs menstrual blood.[1] iPulse Medical sells a menstrual pain relief wearable device[16].

Swedish company Natural Cycles was the first to receive official approval to market its app as digital contraception in the European Union and in August 2018 the Food and Drug Administration approved marketing in the U.S..[17] Controversy around the app as a contraceptive device grew stronger after numerous women in Stockholm reported unplanned pregnancies after using the app.[18]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news | last=Fromm| first=Mona| title =The Femtech Revolution | newspaper =Handelsblatt| date =4 March 2017 | url =https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies-markets/the-femtech-revolution-713865| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news | last=Richmond| first=Jill| title =The New Year Of Optimisim For Femtech | publisher =Forbes| date =31 December 2016 | url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillrichmond/2016/12/31/the-new-year-of-optimisim-for-femtech/#6b0fed8f54c9| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
3. ^{{cite news | last=Mack| first=Heather| title =Clue gets $20M to enhance intelligence of period-tracking app, grow team | publisher =MobiHealthNews| date =30 November 2016 | url =http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/clue-gets-20m-enhance-intelligence-period-tracking-app-grow-team| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
4. ^{{cite news | last=Thompson| first=Melissa| title =2016 Saw Huge Improvements in FemTech; Here’s Why | publisher =The Sociable| date =5 January 2017 | url =http://sociable.co/technology/femtech-2016-improvements/| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news | last=Magistretti| first=Bérénice| title =The rise of femtech: women, technology, and Trump | publisher =VentureBeat| date =5 February 2017 | url =https://venturebeat.com/2017/02/05/the-rise-of-femtech-women-technology-and-trump/| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
6. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news | last=Hinchliffe| first=Emma| title =Why 2016 was a huge year for women's health tech | publisher =Mashable| date =29 December 2016 | url =http://mashable.com/2016/12/29/femtech-2016-womens-health/#0Vku79whCsqa| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
7. ^{{cite news | last=Parker| first=Leia| title =Will the "femtech" revolution really offer a "digital contraceptive" and detect diseases through a phone? | newspaper =Silicon Valley Business Journal| date =13 September 2016 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/09/13/will-the-femtech-revolution-really-offer-a-digital.html| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
8. ^1 {{cite news | last=Caspi| first=Heather| title =Rise of 'femtech' promises health solutions for women | publisher =Healthcare Dive| date =15 September 2016 | url =http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/rise-of-femtech-promises-health-solutions-for-women/426341/| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
9. ^1 2 {{cite news | last=Mack| first=Heather| title =Digital health tools for women a growing, necessary and wanted market | publisher =MobiHealthNews| date =16 September 2016 | url =http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/digital-health-tools-women-growing-necessary-and-wanted-market| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
10. ^https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/08/frost-sullivan-femtech-could-become-a-50-billion-market-by-2025/
11. ^{{cite news | last=Burke| first=Adrienne Jane| title =When the Quantified Self Wants to Conceive a Child | publisher =Techonomy Media| date =17 October 2013 | url = http://techonomy.com/2013/10/when-the-quantified-self-wants-to-conceive-a-child/| accessdate =6 June 2017}}
12. ^{{cite news | last=Buhr| first=Sarah| title =Period tracking app Clue pulls in $20 million Series B from Nokia Growth Partners | publisher =TechCrunch| date =30 November 2016 | url =https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/period-tracking-app-clue-pulls-in-20-million-series-b-from-nokia-growth-partners/| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
13. ^{{cite news | last=Burke| first=Adrienne Jane| title =Startup’s Data Helps Women Succeed with In Vitro Fertilization | publisher =Techonomy Media| date =4 March 2013 | url = http://techonomy.com/2013/03/startups-data-helps-women-succeed-with-in-vitro-fertilization/| accessdate =6 June 2017}}
14. ^{{cite news | last=Hinchliffe| first=Emma| title =The next frontier in wearables is helping couples conceive | publisher =Mashable| date =19 November 2016 | url =http://mashable.com/2016/11/19/ava-fertility-wearable-series-a/#Tpf0T9Cbqmqm| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
15. ^{{cite news | last=Magistretti| first=Bérénice| title =Femtech startup Elvie raises $6 million for its kegel tracker | publisher =VentureBeat| date =22 March 2017 | url =https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/22/femtech-startup-elvie-raises-6-million-for-its-kegel-tracker/| accessdate =12 April 2017}}
16. ^{{cite news|title=The Israeli invention that could end period pain|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-israeli-invention-that-reverses-the-curse-of-eve/|work=The Times of Israel|date=2016-05-02 |accessdate=2019-01-17 |}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16031258/contraceptive-app-natural-cycles-fda-eu-certified|title=This app is certified in the EU as a form of birth control. Is the US next?|last=Ong|first=Thuy|date=2017-08-15|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-03-10}}
18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://nordic.businessinsider.com/a-swedish-hospital-is-reporting-birth-control-app-natural-cycles-to-the-authorities--after-37-of-its-patients-got-pregnant--/|title=Hyped birth control app Natural Cycles has been reported to the authorities - after 37 unwanted pregnancies|date=2018-01-11|website=nordic.businessinsider.com|access-date=2019-03-10}}

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