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The steady rise of FemTech apps 🎀
A growing FemTech market in Asia is empowering women to manage their reproductive health.
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How FemTech empowers women to manage their health
Coined in 2016, the term ‘FemTech’ refers to products and services that use technology to provide women with greater access to reproductive health. From apps that track the menstrual cycle to digital programs that monitor pregnancy, over 50 million women worldwide rely on some form of FemTech to understand their bodies better.
Nowadays, FemTech innovations are extending beyond period-tracking, with some apps beginning to offer services that cover a woman’s overall physical, mental, and emotional health. But how accessible are they?
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