Paradigm Shift and Future Prospect of Female Medical Examination with the Advent of Fem-tech

<p> We believe that the role of women's medical care in the future is to practice total healthcare that aims to improve and maintain QOL by considering the involvement of each life stage and estrogen in women's health management.</p><p> Conventional general screening for women is mainly screening for female-specific cancers (such as cervical cancer, breast cancer), and other examination items related to women's QOL and well-aging are not covered. There are physical limitations to the time required and cost of health checkups, face-to-face health guidance, etc., and there are large variations in health literacy on the part of examinees. In a super-aging society, the introduction of new solutions is inevitable in order to practice next-generation women's medical care = total healthcare.</p><p> Under such circumstances, fem-tech has been developing in recent years. It is also expected to be used in the scene of female medical examination. According to ‘FemTech Industry Landscape Overview 2021' investors are increasing rapidly every year, and the fem-tech categories currently being put into practical use. These have been covering general medicine, pregnancy & nursing, sexual and reproductive health and contraception, menstrual health, mental health, healthy longevity, menopause care, women's wellness, sexual health, pelvic & uterine health care, and women's total health care.</p><p> When considering the specific use of fem-tech in women's medical examinations, the first step is to understand the type of fem-tech according to the diseases that women want to identify for each life stage and the health problems that affect their quality of life. Next, we think it is necessary to organize the corresponding categories. The use of fem-tech will play a major role in various aspects such as self-assessment, self-care, health literacy, and improvement of access to medical care for individual women's health questions.</p><p> In this paper, I have taken up the proposal for screening for women according to the life stage aiming for total health care, and various fem-tech that are expected in the future, and summarize my personal views on how to use it and prospects.</p>