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Allara lands $26M to expand women’s hormone telehealth


Growing up with an OB-GYN father, Rachel Blank assumed that most women received excellent gynecological care.  She regularly witnessed her dad’s

But Blank realized that not all women’s health issues are treated equally when, at the age of 21, she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. That’s why more than four years ago, Blank left her job as a director of strategy at Ro, an online clinic that offers treatment for erectile dysfunction and menopause, to start Allara, a telehealth platform for women who suffer from hormone conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and hypothyroidism. While many startups including Tia, Midi Health, Gennev, and Ro offer online treatment of hormonal conditions, they focus primarily on infertility or menopause.

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