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NextGen Jane is analyzing used tampons to develop new diagnostic tools and treatments for diseases like endometriosis.
Periods cost me money, they don’t make me money!
It was a no-brainer.
Is it heavier or lighter than usual?
says Ridhi Tariyal, a scientist and engineer who co-founded NextGen Jane in 2014 with scientist and designerStephen Gire.
Its our bodies tampons are quite dumb.)
Regardless, they pushed ahead and published further research in2022.
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A detailed informed consent process ensures all volunteers know this from the start.
And the potential upside is high.
Many doctors are therefore hesitant to even perform the surgery for some patients.
Another reason, Martin says, is that many medical professionals disregard patients symptoms.
The woman was later confirmed to be endo positive.
Its medical gaslighting and a diagnostic odyssey that just eats up your funds and time, Tariyal says.
You have to be really well resourced to want to fight through a system like that.
Eventually, it started to hurt to breathe and use the bathroom.
Dozens of doctors speculated Stafford had a number of conditions ranging from multiple sclerosis to seizures.
Several vaginal ultrasounds were clear, so doctors ruled out endometriosis from the start.
I was at a loss; I didnt know what to do, Stafford said.
Stafford underwent surgery in 2021.
Overnight, I went from not being able to function to having no pain at all.
Just two months ago, Stafford met Tariyal at a womens health summit at the Harvard Business School.
Most other companies ideas are just Band-Aid solutions, Stafford says.
But a noninvasive diagnostic test?
That could be life-changing.
This article was originally published onJuly 13, 2023
