Beating the Urge: Overcoming Overactive Bladder with Renalis Health - Ep. 216

FemTech Focus

In this episode, we talk to Missy Lavender, Founder and CEO of Renalis Health. In this interview, we discuss what an Overactive Bladder is, how it differs from other pelvic health conditions such as incontinence and the cost of the condition to the economy and women's lives.

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Guest bio

Missy Lavender is the founder and CEO of Renalis Health; an innovator, patient, researcher, author, advocate and public speaker about the often difficult, but pervasive issues of pelvic health. She has partnered extensively with academic partners across the country to design ground-breaking products in the field of women’s pelvic health, specifically in the areas of digital therapeutics and pelvic wellness.

Missy has been an innovator and activist in the space of women’s pelvic health for over 20 years since experiencing symptoms following a difficult childbirth. Her experience allowed her to witness first-hand some of the largest challenges that females face in this area of medicine, including the shame and stigma around any of these conditions. Furthermore, she was driven by the lack of relevant and accessible treatments for most people, especially those outside of major metropolitan markets and lower income people. Using her background and skills in business, she first founded a successful non-profit, wrote three books for various audiences of females from seniors to adolescents, and was instrumental in creating award-winning, evidence-based pelvic wellness programs for persons assigned female called Total ControlTM, In 2017, she founded Renalis Health to create evidence-based digital therapeutics for pelvic health disorders, starting with Overactive Bladder (OAB) in females+.

Organization bio

Renalis Develops FDA-Cleared Prescription Digital Therapeutics For The Treatment Of Pelvic Health Disorders

FemTech Focus Podcast bio

The FemTech Focus Podcast is brought to you by FemHealth Insights, the leader in Women’s Health market research and consulting. In this show, Dr. Brittany Barreto hosts meaningfully provocative conversations that bring FemTech experts - including doctors, scientists, inventors, and founders - on air to talk about the innovative technology, services, and products (collectively known as FemTech) that are improving women's health and wellness. Though many leaders in FemTech are women, this podcast is not specifically about female founders, nor is it geared toward a specifically female audience. The podcast gives our host, Dr. Brittany Barreto, and guests an engaging, friendly environment to learn about the past, present, and future of women’s health and wellness.

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Led by a team of analysts and advisors who specialize in female health, FemHealth Insights is a female health-specific market research and analysis firm, offering businesses in diverse industries unparalleled access to the comprehensive data and insights needed to illuminate areas of untapped potential in the nuanced women’s health market.

Time Stamps

[03:23] Missy’s background and Renalis Health

[11:16] Pelvic health definitions

[12:48] Overactive bladder

[15:14] Leaky VS Overactive

[15:44] What’s normal?

[17:35] Take 2 minutes

[22:20] Typical OAB patient

[24:44] Causes of OAB

[24:30] Aims of Renalis

[27:43] What is a digital therapeutic?

[29:39] Bladder irritants

[37:32] “Nurses/teachers bladder”

[39:49] Incontinence VS period pads

[44:00] Cost to the economy

[47:07] Cultural relevance

[49:43] How to get involved

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Episode Contributors

Missy Lavender

LinkedIn: Missy Lavender (she/her)

Twitter: @parisfan0316

Instagram: @missylavender

Renalis Health

Website: renalis.health

LinkedIn: @Renalis Health

Twitter: @RenalisHealth

Instagram: @renalishealth

Dr. Brittany Barreto

LinkedIn: @Brittany Barreto, Ph.D.

Twitter: @DrBrittB

Instagram: @drbrittanybarreto

FemTech Focus Podcast

Website: https://femtechfocus.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/femtechfocus

Twitter: @FemTech_Focus

Instagram: @femtechfocus

FemHealth Insights

Website: https://www.femhealthinsights.com/

LinkedIn: @FemHealth Insights

Resources

Visit the Renalis Health website