AI, Innovation & Fertility Care | Blog | HealthYouniversity
Fertility challenges are commonly associated with age, egg quality, or hormone levels. But another powerful factor is reshaping the way people navigate their reproductive health: access to innovation. As fertility rates decline and care remains expensive and fragmented, technology is stepping in — not just to improve outcomes but to transform the entire experience of fertility care.
In a recent episode of Health Youniversity, venture capitalist Kristina Simmons shared how AI, diagnostics, and systems-level thinking are closing critical gaps in reproductive health. With a deep understanding of how early-stage companies bring complex ideas to market, she offered a behind-the-scenes look at the tools that are making fertility care more accessible, personalized, and future-ready insights that help individuals better understand their options and take proactive steps toward their reproductive goals.
Women’s Health & Fertility
For decades, women’s health, especially fertility, has been underfunded, overlooked, and treated reactively. Conditions like endometriosis, ovarian insufficiency, or menopause often go undetected until they cause serious disruptions. Many only seek fertility care when they’re already facing challenges, missing opportunities for earlier diagnoses and simpler interventions.
Shifting this dynamic requires more than awareness. It demands a prevention-first approach that is integrated, personalized, and built around long-term health rather than intervention or crisis care.
Fertility Innovation Gap
Despite advancements in health tech, fertility care remains fragmented. Access to care is limited by cost, geography, or outdated clinic infrastructure. This leaves patients overwhelmed and underserved, navigating specialists, labs, and treatment centers without continuity or guidance.
The current model needs rethinking. Instead of waiting until a person is deep in fertility treatment, innovation should be applied earlier to identify potential issues, prevent complications, and create pathways that support both health and choice.
Role of Venture Capital in Fertility Innovation
Bringing innovation into everyday healthcare doesn’t happen by accident; it takes vision, funding, and execution. Venture capital has become a key driver in scaling early-stage fertility solutions. By backing founder-led companies focused on real-world impact, these firms are helping move powerful technologies out of R&D and into homes, clinics, and digital platforms.
What sets this new wave of investment apart is its focus on systems thinking: solutions that don’t just treat problems but reimagine how fertility care is delivered from end to end.
Technology & AI in Reproductive Health
Artificial intelligence and biotech are creating seismic shifts in how fertility is measured, monitored, and managed. These tools aren’t about replacing clinicians; they’re about expanding access, improving accuracy, and reducing patient burden.
Startups leading this transformation include:
Gameto: Reducing IVF treatment time from 21 days to just three while eliminating the need for hormone injections. Their longer-term goal: reverse menopause and redefine reproductive longevity.
Overture Life: Automating embryology labs with AI to dramatically cut costs, bringing IVF down from $50,000 to $5,000 and making services available through OBGYNs, not just elite fertility clinics.
Tiny Health: Offering gut and vaginal microbiome testing for mothers and infants. Their insights help prevent chronic issues like allergies and eczema by addressing maternal health at the microbial level.
AdoptX: Focusing on pre-IVF support. AdoptX is pioneering continuous hormone tracking bringing real-time fertility data into everyday life.
These tools enable earlier, less invasive, and more data-informed decisions, making fertility care feel less like a gamble and more like a guided journey.
Preventative Fertility Care
One of the most impactful changes on the horizon is the shift toward prevention. Instead of waiting for problems to arise, individuals now have access to tools that help them understand their fertility before symptoms surface or urgency sets in.
A simple hormone panel in one’s late 20s could reveal conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, premature ovarian insufficiency or diminished ovarian reserve, offering a crucial window for action. Other qqually important diagnostic tools include testing for environmental toxic load.
FemTech Redefined
While “FemTech” has brought visibility and momentum to women’s health, the label doesn’t fully reflect the diversity of fertility experiences. Male factor infertility is rising, and trans and nonbinary individuals also face significant barriers to care.
There’s also a deep need for better research. For decades, medical studies have excluded female models or ignored hormonal nuance. Today’s innovators are working to reverse that trend by building tools that are inclusive, data-rich, and designed to fill those historical gaps.
The future of fertility lies in systems-based thinking: tech, research, and clinical care working together to support the whole person.
Evolving Fertility Care
The fertility landscape is evolving quickly. What once required months of planning, specialist referrals, and $50,000 in treatment may soon be as simple as visiting a local OBGYN or ordering an at-home test kit.
AI is enhancing consistency and lowering human error in IVF labs. Automation is cutting costs and expanding reach. And digital tools are helping people understand their fertility long before a clinic visit is needed. The future includes:
Affordable IVF powered by automation, bringing prices down to $5K or less
Continuous, non-invasive diagnostics for hormone levels and cycle tracking
Integrated care platforms that combine AI, coaching, and medical expertise
Greater access for people in fertility deserts or underserved communities
Clinical trials that invite patients to shape the next generation of care
Fertility care is moving out of crisis mode and into an era of innovation. With AI, diagnostics, and systems-based tools leading the way, the future of reproductive health promises earlier access, smarter solutions, and more empowered choices.
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Kristina Simmons is the founder of Overwater Ventures, a venture fund focused on advancing women’s health, fertility, and long-term well-being through early-stage innovation. With deep operational experience from Lululemon to Silicon Valley, she champions founder-led startups that are redefining reproductive care through technology, diagnostics, and systems-level thinking.
Overwater Ventures: https://www.overwater.vc/
Overture Life: https://overture.life/
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