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Description: The female body scientifically explained by Lisa Falco
pregnancy (1782) fertility (687) menopause (489) women's health (399) menstrual cycle (19) female body (5)
I’ve read about periods and ovulation before, and been left thoroughly confused by all the acronyms and words I’d never read before, and although this book is scientific and still has those, they’re explained in terms that are easy to understand. Falco has thoroughly nailed the art of explaining things that would otherwise go over my head, in a way that’s simple and often times rather amusing or relatable, without feeling like she’s dumbing things down.
I'm a regular contributor to Forbes Women, where I write about FemTech and Women's Health. You can find all my writing here .
I have been working in the interface between medicine and technology for almost 20 years, on how data can be used to better understand the human body. Doing so I have worked within varying fields of women’s health, such as bone research, diabetes and fertility. I was previously Director of Data Science at Ava, a Swiss FemTech startup, where I led a team developing algorithms and artificial intelligence in order to help women get pregnant faster by using their physiological data based on their menstrual cycl
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