Amulete: Smart Belt for Endometriosis

Around 190 million women globally are affected with endometriosis, a condition where the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus causing extreme pelvic pain. When these women have their period, the pain is constant for the entirety of their cycle and studies show that at its most intense, period pains can be almost equivalent to the pain you experience during a heart attack. This impacts so much of the women’s daily lives and impacts their ability to function normally.

There are many ways to remedy the pain including pain relievers and over the counter medicine, but most people who experience endometriosis say that even these don’t work for the pain. On top of that, taking too many pain relievers lead to damage in the liver, stomach problems, and internal bleeding.

What does help endo is heat. Very warm heat applied to the pelvic area to relax the muscles and provide relief to the period pains. The problem is, women don'`t want to be carrying around a hot water bottle with them everywhere they go. There are portable heating pads in the market right now, but they are very clunky and big - not seamless and don'`t blend well with an outfit.