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Mar 24, 2026
Bethany Corbin, attorney and CEO of Femme Innovation and author of The Femtech Revolution, explains the rise of femtech and why it matters. She discusses what femtech products track and how they can fill gender gaps in research. She also covers data collection, privacy risks, accuracy concerns, and tips for choosing more privacy-focused tools.
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Use Tracking Data To Advocate With Clinicians
- Use femtech to collect personal baseline data so clinicians take symptoms seriously and patients can show objective changes.
- Bethany shares examples where period tracking data helped users detect cancer and request appropriate testing.
FemTech Helps Close The Gender Data Gap
- There's a gender health data gap because women were excluded from many clinical trials until the 1990s, leaving medical research skewed toward male bodies.
- FemTech usage helps build the female datasets needed to improve device accuracy and care for diverse populations.
Know Exactly What Data Period Apps Collect
- Expect apps to collect demographics, detailed menstrual and sexual health, biometrics, sync data from wearables, and payment info if you subscribe.
- This mix creates a highly personal profile including start/end period dates, flow, sexual activity, basal temperature, and Apple/ Oura integrations.
