Translated material
15 applications and devices that make life easier for women
From pregnancy tracks to devices from pain during menstruation
Femtekh is a relatively new term in IT, combining decisions and startups focused on women. They solve issues related to PMS, fertility, pregnancy planning, postpartum period, menopause. "Cold" collected applications and devices that can alleviate the symptoms of menstruation, pregnancy planning or breastfeeding.
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The term “Femtekh” in 2016 was proposed by the Danish woman Ida Tin, a co -founder of the first tracker for tracking the menstruation and ovulation of Clue. “It was upset that we have no good way to control this particular sphere of life,” Tin said in an interview .
Today, such applications include not only calendars, but also online companies and educational platforms with information about health, sex, and fertility.
Applications
Menstruation and ovulation
Flo
FLO works on the same principle as Clue: allows you to track the onset of menstruation and preparation for conception, observe the course of pregnancy in the first months.
The authors of the application wanted to make not just a calendar, but a whole ecosystem that will track emotional and physiological changes during the cycle, PMS and ovulation. “There were only very simple applications on the market, which we called“ pink calendars, ” said one of the creators of the application Dmitry Gursky. “This topic was incomprehensible to entrepreneurs, most men consciously did not want to deal with her, and, unfortunately, there are still few entrepreneurs.”
Eve
An application from a line designed to help women at different stages - from tracking menstruation to pregnancy planning and the first months with a child. Eve helps to observe the menstrual cycle, mark physiological and emotional changes, monitor ovulation.
Pregnancy and childbirth
Glow
The application is focused on helping in the conception of the child. Here you can monitor the cycle in order to more accurately plan a pregnancy, and when it has already come, read tips from doctors and track the flow of extracurporeal fertilization (eco).
In it you can connect the partner’s account so that he can follow the development of pregnancy with you. In addition, Glow has a huge online commentary-however, in English. These are groups of interests - from problems in relations to the search for "girlfriend in the cycle."
Amma Pregnancy Tracker
The application monitors pregnancy: helps to monitor weight and symptoms, reminds of going to the doctor. It has a fight counter, the ability to mark all the nuances of pregnancy and load ultrasound images.
Sprout
The developers of Med Art Studios have made several products: a menstruation calendar, a tracker for tracking pregnancy, applications with tips for newborn and pregnant women.
Sprout gives a detailed metric about the health of a woman and a child, allows you to note the symptoms and shows a very realistic 3D model of fetal development.
Hello Belly
It has everything the same as in other applications, as well as tips on how to monitor the health and development of the child and experience difficulties during pregnancy, yoga and meditation lessons. All this is done in the form of cute comics.
Counter of fights
The tracker that helps to distinguish training contractions from the real ones and tells you when it's time to go to the hospital.
Mother Fit
A set of exercises for future mothers in fitness and yoga. Video training is selected taking into account the gestational age.
Wachanga: Baby calendar and baby diary
Perhaps if you used the Clover menstruation calendar, it will be convenient for you to stay in the Wachanga ecosystem to track pregnancy, and then keep a diary of sleep, feeding and feeding, schedule of diapers and much more.
Mom Life
A calendar for tracking pregnancy, which can help in the first stages of the baby’s life: it has advice, reviews about maternity hospitals, a tracker of sleep, feeding and feeding. And the most curious is the user community. Here you can find a chat with pregnant women at the same time as you, if there is a need for communication.
Menopause
Femilog
The tracker will help to track the physical and emotional symptoms of menopause. The application leads statistics and allows you to fix the tides, changes in mood, sleep disturbances. This helps to understand whether everything is within normal limits and when to see a doctor.
Caria
Caria built a chat-boot that talks about the symptoms of menopause, helps to fix them, answers questions and determines the climax. Artificial intelligence fixes data and gives recommendations on nutrition, physical exertion and lifestyle.
MySysters
This is also a tracker of symptoms of menopause. Its plus is in the community of women where you can communicate and learn more about this condition. The application creates a diagram of symptoms, which you can then consult your doctor.
Smart devices
Femtekh is not limited to applications, although now it is the main segment, especially in Russia. Companies are also developing gadgets designed to make life easier for women. We talk about those that you can buy in Russia.
Livia
The device helps to get rid of pain during menstruation. It is fixed on the belt, and the conductor stickers are attached to the stomach and stimulate the nerve endings in the skin. Thanks to electrical stimulation, the brain does not perceive menstrual pain so acutely.
The device is approved by FDA and safe, but there is no guarantees that Livia will help 100%. In addition, the device does not eliminate the cause of pain, but only fights with symptoms.
You can buy on the official website .
Elvie
Elvie Trainer fitness tractor for the pelvic floor muscles, which helps strengthen or restore them after childbirth and prevents age-related problems of the genitourinary sphere. Elvie resembles a small vibrator or a swab that connects to the application: in it you can choose a training program and track your progress.
The company also produced several models of the Elvie PUMP dairy, which are easily attached to the chest, are almost invisible and synchronized with the application to track milk volumes, conduct an accumulation schedule and configure the rhythm.