Despite growing demand for female health solutions, businesses are coming up against entrenched prejudice

• Women’s health tech ‘less likely’ to get funding if woman is on founding team

Wouldn’t tampons that boost women’s sexual health be a great idea? Welcome to The Daughters of Mars’ tampons, which use PH-friendly ingredients to help prevent vaginal infections such as thrush.

What woman wouldn’t want to be able to test her urine at home for breast cancer, or her menstrual blood for diabetes, endometriosis and human papillomavirus (HPV)? Hello, The Blue Box, an “electronic nose” that detects breast cancer biomarkers.