Lady Products of the Future: A photo gallery
Which will be the next vibrator?
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All About Innovation
Historically, the lowlights for women’s health products have been as wacky as they have been dubious, including the foot-powered breast enlarger, soap that allegedly washed away pounds, and (at least fictionally) the “Electrosizer,” a vibrating weight-loss belt featured on an episode of Mad Men. Today's new products in lady care manage to top the charts for ingenuity. Read our round-up—with ratings!—or click through for the photo highlights.
Photograph of futuristic vibrators by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images.
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Duo Fertility Monitor
By placing Duo Fertility's coin-sized sensor under your arm while you sleep, you can get thousands of temperature readings each night. The sensor transmits data to a handheld reader (pictured) that tells you when you're ovulating.
Photograph courtesy of Duo Fertility.
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SmartBra
The SmartBra, developed by Elias Siores of the University of Bolten's Center for Research and Innovation, detects changes in body temperature in a bid to alert women to the presence of potentially malignant growths in their breasts. The idea is that a small temperature spike could signal greater blood flow to an area, which could be a sign of precancerous abnormalities.
Photograph by George Doyle/Getty Images.
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Stem Cell Cryo-preservation
Need stem cells? Try tapping your menstrual flow. Cryo-Cell International will send you the tampon-like equipment necessary to collect the fluid, which they will freeze and store.
Photograph by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images.
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Allay Patch
The Allay Patch zaps period-related pain by sending pulses of electromagnetic energy into the abdomden to reduce swelling and inflammation.
Photograph courtesy of allaypatch.com.
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Vaginal cones, which provide a workout for the pelvic muscles, claim to prevent incontinence and improve orgasms. With graduated weights, it's like bench pressing from your vagina.
Photograph courtesy of GlysBy.
