Instead of fertility, this femtech wearable zeroes in on perimenopause Peri is expected to launch in June 2025. | Image: Peri, identifyHerWhen it comes to reproductive health tech, wearable makers tend to focus on one of two things: period tracking and fertility windows. But at CES 2025, health startup identifyHer wants to shake up that narrative with Peri, a wearable designed to help people track and manage perim…

LPT – Get a fertility check before trying to get pregnant with your partner Infertility is worryingly enough having an upwards trend for both men and women. My wife and I were trying for kids for almost two years before getting tested. If we had known there were complications there would be a lot less stress and pressure (amongst other things). submitted by /u/FrozenBalloon

LPT: The ONLY adequate answer to someone telling you about fertility struggles is “I’m sorry.” Also: “Do you want to talk?” It is NOT “But just do IVF”, “why don’t you just adopt”, “There are so many children in foster care”, “maybe it’s not meant to be”, “We should not play god”, “But you are not getting any younger”, or “There’s not right to children”. By doing this, you are pushing the other person to 1. justify their choices which are…

Is ‘Fertility Awareness’ Contraception Right for You? Without ongoing education, our knowledge about birth control is frozen in time. In The State of Your Birth Control, Lifehacker follows the history of contraception in the U.S. and explains what everyone needs to know about their options, recent medical advancements, and legal access. Follow the complete series here. Read more…