This is spooky. I am in the midst of writing a research article about disparities in menopause care and research and your post popped up first today. I think you’re right. The interest is absolutely there. Coordination is the issue.
The fact that we’re still citing the SWAN study from 1994(!) and dealing with vague answers about menopause is wild while investments in men’s health have resulted in a great deal of breakthroughs, most notably, a medical solution for ED.
I refuse to believe that researchers can’t find a way to cure hot flashes.
Yes to all of this, Shay. The interest is there. What’s missing is coordination, conviction, and capital. That’s why I started FemmeHealth Ventures: to help redirect attention and investment toward the gaps we’ve been naming for decades. Completely agree with you. We shouldn’t still be citing SWAN as the latest baseline.
I'm really interested to see where this goes. In my 50's I was diagnosed with a couple of Autoimmune conditions, all of which occur 4-5 times greater in women than men, and most commonly in perimenopause. "Could this be related to hormones?" I asked. "No".
Zero explanation, zero interest.
While I was being told to get my husband to help with the housework (how many assumptions can we unpack in that?!) men with the same condition are given support with a loss of libido.
Seriously?!
So it's great to hear that you're looking to build better funding for female healthcare. I'll be watching those opportunities.
Autoimmune conditions are a textbook case of gendered neglect where early science exists, but funding and care frameworks haven’t kept pace. Thank you for sharing this so openly. You are exactly who we are building for.
I am building for women’s cardiovascular health. I have heard people tell me why finding investors would be hard because they are all being driven towards AI startups. Your post is reassuring.
Thanks for sharing this, Shruti. Cardiovascular health is hugely overlooked, and you’re right. AI hype shouldn’t eclipse real unmet need. Keep building. We need you in this space.
This is spooky. I am in the midst of writing a research article about disparities in menopause care and research and your post popped up first today. I think you’re right. The interest is absolutely there. Coordination is the issue.
The fact that we’re still citing the SWAN study from 1994(!) and dealing with vague answers about menopause is wild while investments in men’s health have resulted in a great deal of breakthroughs, most notably, a medical solution for ED.
I refuse to believe that researchers can’t find a way to cure hot flashes.
Yes to all of this, Shay. The interest is there. What’s missing is coordination, conviction, and capital. That’s why I started FemmeHealth Ventures: to help redirect attention and investment toward the gaps we’ve been naming for decades. Completely agree with you. We shouldn’t still be citing SWAN as the latest baseline.
I'm really interested to see where this goes. In my 50's I was diagnosed with a couple of Autoimmune conditions, all of which occur 4-5 times greater in women than men, and most commonly in perimenopause. "Could this be related to hormones?" I asked. "No".
Zero explanation, zero interest.
While I was being told to get my husband to help with the housework (how many assumptions can we unpack in that?!) men with the same condition are given support with a loss of libido.
Seriously?!
So it's great to hear that you're looking to build better funding for female healthcare. I'll be watching those opportunities.
Autoimmune conditions are a textbook case of gendered neglect where early science exists, but funding and care frameworks haven’t kept pace. Thank you for sharing this so openly. You are exactly who we are building for.
Closing doors before built. System by design do not value what is not its body.
Great work.
Thank you
Thank you Prajna. I appreciate your support deeply. We are building new rooms, new doors and this time, they open wider.
This is so encouraging. Not my field but I’ll spread it far and wide. I’m watching with interest and wish you great success going forward!
Thank you so much Dana! This means more than you know 🧡
I am building for women’s cardiovascular health. I have heard people tell me why finding investors would be hard because they are all being driven towards AI startups. Your post is reassuring.
Thanks for sharing this, Shruti. Cardiovascular health is hugely overlooked, and you’re right. AI hype shouldn’t eclipse real unmet need. Keep building. We need you in this space.