FemTech and the Commercial Determinants of Reproductive Health

Reproductive and hormonal health are increasingly mediated by digital platforms, consumer technologies and data-driven services. Menstrual tracking, fertility prediction, wearables, hormone monitoring and AI-enabled platforms can improve awareness and early diagnosis, but raise questions about clinical validity, privacy, data governance and commercial influence. The session examines where empowerment ends and behavioural influence, medicalization or exploitation begins.