# 10: promising way to detect endometriosis; optimising female hormone health & more

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Hello from HealthyHer!

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Have you heard about endometriosis? It is a serious and painful condition that can be debilitating to women and may impact their ability to get pregnant. Even though over 10% of women suffer from endometriosis worldwide, it takes 7-10 years to get diagnosed. Why so long?!

One reason is cultural. Pelvic pain and cramps, which are often associated with endometriosis, have been normalized as a condition of uterus holders, even among the practitioners. Another reason is the lack of non-invasive technology to detect endometriosis. Today, the diagnosis usually requires a surgical procedure. 

While it is difficult to change the culture, the technology is soldiering on. Here's some good news: in a recent trial, investigators successfully used menstrual blood to screen for endometriosis. When developed, this approach could lead to a simple and non-invasive way to diagnose the condition, which would be a major win for women everywhere. 

In the meantime, what are the symptoms we should be on the lookout for? Painful periods, pain during or after sex, as well as pelvic pain. Fertility problems and symptoms characteristic to IBS and bladder issues can also be a sign of endometriosis. HealthyHer team is sending warm hugs to all the women out there we are dealing with this difficult condition <3.  

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A podcast we are listening to

Huberman Lab Podcast: “Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity”. Bringing together topics such as hormonal health and testing, microbiome, fertility, PCOS treatments, hormonal changes related to stress and much more. Everyone can learn something beneficial and new about women!

Shout-outs!

🚀 Shout-out to Natural Cycles for raising $7M investment from Samsung Ventures and others to support the Cycle Tracking feature integrated into Samsung’s Galaxy Watch5 series and to make it available in 32 markets.

🚀 Shout-out to Lonny R. Levin’s group at the Weill Cornell Medicine for promising research that showed the efficacy of the on-demand male contraceptives.

🚀 Shout out to Teal Health for raising 8.8M seed round to build a platform to improve access to screening for female health issues, starting with cervical cancer.

Suggestions?

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That’s it for now. Till the next time!

HealthyHer Team