Helping women through menopause is a missed opportunity for health startups #shorts #menopause

Name: Helping women through menopause is a missed opportunity for health startups #shorts #menopause
Uploaded: 2023-05-20T09:02:45+00:00
Duration: 45 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker highlights a significant market gap: only about 5% of women’s‑health startups target menopause, even though roughly…

20 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker highlights a significant market gap: only about 5% of women’s‑health startups target menopause, even though roughly 40% of women are in the menopausal age range. Over 80% of women experience perimenopause or menopause symptoms, and more than 40% have considered leaving their jobs due to vasomotor symptoms, underscoring the seriousness of the issue. The speaker argues that these are genuine health problems—not superficial concerns—and points out that women in this demographic account for about 80% of healthcare spending, indicating a substantial economic opportunity for startups to develop solutions.

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One of the sad things about the market itself is that only about 5% of the startups that are focused in women's health target menopause, despite the fact that 40% of the women are in that demographic. So I think there's a huge missed opportunity there. And when you think about perimenopause and menopause, more than 80% of women experience symptoms. So they need those band-aids. They really do. And over 40% of women have said that they've considered leaving their jobs because of those visomotor symptoms. So it's not just like a fluff thing. It's not like they need a face cream to get rid of their wrinkles. These are real genuine problems that industry has an opportunity to address. People are often quoting the statistic that 80% of the healthcare dollars are spent by women in this demographic.