The article is about Dr. Lyndsey Harper, a board certified OB-GYN and a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. She is the founder and CEO of Rosy, a women’s health technology company that provides women with research-backed solutions for sexual health concerns. Dr. Harper talks about how women’s health has been under-researched, underfunded, and underdeveloped, despite being a priority for the medical community. She highlights the lack of targeted treatments and the overreliance on birth control for various women’s health conditions. She also discusses the challenges women face with endometriosis, which often goes undiagnosed for years, and the stigma surrounding women’s sexual health. Dr. Harper emphasizes the need for collaboration between women’s health innovators and physicians to address these issues and create evidence-based solutions that benefit women’s health. She also points out the lack of funding for women’s health startups and the challenges they face in educating both patients and the medical community. Dr. Harper proposes a collaborative approach that includes medical professionals in the early stages of innovation to ensure that the interventions are supported by data and have a positive impact on women’s health.
"Lindsey Harper, ""Bodi kuthibitishwa OB-GYN na mwanachama wa International Society kwa ajili ya Utafiti wa Wanawake ya Afya ya Jinsia.""" Yeye ni mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Rosy, kampuni ya teknolojia ya afya ya wanawake ambayo hutoa wanawake na ufumbuzi unaoungwa mkono na utafiti kwa wasiwasi wa afya ya kingono. Harper anasema afya ya wanawake haijatafutwa, haijapata fedha za kutosha, na haijakuzwa, licha ya kuwa kipaumbele kwa jamii ya matibabu. Yeye anasisitiza ukosefu wa matibabu yaliyolenga na kutegemea kupita kiasi udhibiti wa kuzaliwa kwa hali mbalimbali za afya za wanawake. Pia anajadili changamoto ambazo wanawake wanakabiliwa na endometriosis, ambayo mara nyingi haijagunduliwa kwa miaka, na chuki inayozunguka afya ya kijinsia ya wanawake. Harper alisisitiza umuhimu wa ushirikiano kati ya wataalamu wa afya ya wanawake na madaktari ili kushughulikia masuala haya na kuunda suluhisho zinazotegemea ushahidi ambazo zinafaidi afya ya wanawake. Pia anataja ukosefu wa fedha kwa ajili ya wanawake afya startups na changamoto wanakabiliwa katika kuelimisha wagonjwa na jamii ya matibabu. Harper anapendekeza mbinu ya ushirikiano ambayo inajumuisha wataalamu wa matibabu katika hatua za mapema za uvumbuzi ili kuhakikisha kuwa uingiliaji unasaidiwa na data na kuwa na athari nzuri kwa afya ya wanawake.