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Revolutionary Headband Targets PMDD in Growing FemTech Market

2/16/2026

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Tayla Kenyon attributes mood and anxiety to premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition affecting about 1 in 20 menstruators, with painful periods since age 11.
Medical research has overlooked women's health issues like PMDD.
UK-based Samphire Neuroscience has developed a headband using transcranial stimulation to alleviate PMDD and related conditions.
The FemTech industry is expanding, with projections of about £75.5 billion by 2030.

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Story summary

Tayla Kenyon attributes mood and anxiety to premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition affecting about 1 in 20 menstruators, with painful periods since age 11.
Medical research has overlooked women's health issues like PMDD.
UK-based Samphire Neuroscience has developed a headband using transcranial stimulation to alleviate PMDD and related conditions.
The FemTech industry is expanding, with projections of about £75.5 billion by 2030.