Winx Health
Winx Health is an American women's health company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2019 as a seller of direct-to-consumer pregnancy tests, the company has expanded to offering other vaginal and women's health care products including ovulation tests, and yeast infection tests and treatments.[1]
In June 2022, the same week that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Winx launched an emergency contraception product and donated more than 30,000 free doses of emergency contraception.[2][3] The company also produces extensive educational content like Real Talk, which provides medically-backed information on women's health topics, sex education, and reproductive rights.[4]
In October 2024, Time magazine named Winx's "Test & Treat" product for UTI as one of the 200 best inventions of the year. Users urinate on a test strip, receive immediate results, and can then video call with a doctor for a prescription.[5]
The actress Kerry Washington is an investor and advisor. Discussing her work with Winx, she told People magazine, "The ability to really know ourselves and take care of ourselves allows us to love ourselves and to live empowered lives of choice as women."[6]
The founders of Winx are both Venture for America alumni who participated in the Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator program in New York.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ DuChene, Courtney (2024-07-02). "Business for Good: Winx Health". The Philadelphia Citizen. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Rosman, Katherine; Cherelus, Gina (June 27, 2022). "Women on Why They're Stocking Up on the Morning-After Pill". New York Times.
- ^ DuChene, Courtney (2024-07-02). "Business for Good: Winx Health". The Philadelphia Citizen. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Deczysnki, Rebecca (August 27, 2024). "This Sexual Health Brand Stayed Quiet on Politics. When It Decided to Speak Out, Business Boomed". Inc.
- ^ Haupt, Angela (2024-10-30). "Winx Health UTI Test & Treat: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024". TIME. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Julia, Moore (June 18, 2024). "Kerry Washington Is 'Shaking Off the Shame' of Sex Ed: 'People Are Left to Navigate These Issues Alone' (Exclusive)". People.com.
- ^ "Women's Health DTC Company Stix Expands Its Product Line and Now Offers Products for Yeast Infections". FemTech Insider. July 13, 2021.
- ^ Crook, Jordan (2021-04-21). "Stix expands from at-home pregnancy and ovulation tests to UTI products with $3.5M seed". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-11-03.