A Hot Topic Report Investigating Consumer Health Opportunities & Challenges.
Key features of the report:
Tracks activity across Contraception, Fertility & Pregnancy, Sexual Health Problems, Intimate Care, Menstruation & more
Highlights emerging trends and new developments across markets
Tracks NPD and Rx-to-OTC switch activity
Showcases the best promotional activity
Examines what the future holds & forecasts future scenarios
SAMPLE VIEW
"Sexual Health & Fertility is one of the few CHC areas that still has significant switch
potential and a compelling argument that increased access to products can directly
benefit consumers who may be put off seeking help owing to embarrassment or
other barriers to access." Nicholas Hall writing last year in his Signature report, New Paradigms.
This exciting area of the consumer health field encompasses a wide range of products, from supplements
to diagnostic tools, apps to analgesics, and remains loaded with possibilities for expansion. Many categories
are still at the beginning of their OTC journeys and have the potential to build significant sales on the back
of consumer demand. This report will look at the opportunities & challenges for marketers, including case
studies, promotional strategies, NPD and forecasts.
Highlights include:
Examining the established emergency hormonal contraception and more nascent erectile dysfunction categories and weighing the potential for Rx-to-OTC switch to drive further development
Looking at key players in daily oral contraceptives and assessing the future of key markets like the UK (after two simultaneous and identical pill switches), USA (which saw its first OTC birth control pill switched in early 2024) and others
Evaluating CHC solutions for menopause , an area traditionally dominated by supplements but expanding beyond, including the world's first OTC hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women in the UK
Assessing how NPD is swelling the crowded pregnancy vitamins category, including options for male fertility and post-birth support
Appraising marketer efforts to raise awareness and understanding of menstrual pain , and the campaigns and new products being launched to support this
Studying how self-diagnostic kits are revolutionising the sexual health & fertility market, as devices such as at-home fertility tests (including saliva tests), STD tests and others like diagnostic tampons and menopause stage indicators become more commonplace
Identifying opportunities to expand the small, niche market for premature ejaculation solutions, including the rollout of topical spray options
Exploring how feminine intimate care is being boosted by educational and often taboo-busting A+P and launch activity including pre- and probiotic-enriched products to support natural vaginal flora
Catching up with developments in the booming FemTech (female health technology) sector, which straddles an array of technologies focused on period care, fertility, pregnancy & childbirth, menopause and sexual health
Areas covered in this report:
Contraception
Daily OCs
EHC
Condoms
Alternative methods
Fertility & Pregnancy
Pregnancy tests & Ovulation tests
Pregnancy vitamins
FemTech
Female health technology
Fertility & birth control apps
Sexual Health Problems
Erectile dysfunction
Premature ejaculation
Female sexual dysfunction
STDs
Intimate Care
Feminine intimate care
Male intimate care
VYI treatments
Menstruation
Period pain
Premenstrual syndrome
Menopause
Table of Contents
Overview
Contraception
Daily Oral Contraception
Geographic availability widening
Breakdown of key ingredients
Launch activity increasing in China
Government birth control schemes key in Thailand
Bayer's For Her campaigns reshape sexual health A+P
Category reviving in S Korea thanks to successful launches
Gradual moves towards regulatory reform in other markets
UK growing well from small base
Opill opens up US daily OC market
High growth potential in long term
Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Mature category sustains growth after pandemic-related spike
Regulatory status still under debate in certain markets
While Foundation dominates in USA, new launches perform well
Yuting's strong position in China a product of continuing A+P
India dynamic, although sees little marketer activity
UK growing well, with low-cost options particularly popular
Generic competition a significant factor across other European markets
Education helps drive growth in underdeveloped markets
As worldwide availability continues to expand, CHC growth is likely
Condoms
Limited scope for innovation in established category
In USA, leading marketers focus on sexual gratification
Lower tier in USA sees focus on personalisation and sustainability
Durex positions itself as socially-conscious brand
Family planning schemes expanding in France
Billy Boy focuses on safe sex in Germany with novel app
Female condoms market growing in size
Fertility & Pregnancy
Pregnancy & Ovulation Tests
Testing is becoming easier and more comprehensive
Clearblue continues to dominate in USA
Clearblue leads in UK by a wide margin
Mexico sees strong growth from mid tier
Low-cost options common in France
Most brands see sales fall in Germany
Novel positioning for new entrant to Indian market
NPD: At-home pregnancy test via blood testing
NPD: Saliva-based pregnancy test
NPD: Blood test equivalent hormone tracker
Conception aids for unexplained infertility
Diagnostic fertility tests aimed at men
Pregnancy Vitamins
Brands evolving to meet consumer needs
US growth driven primarily by NPD
Naturally-formulated options popular NPD trend in USA
Shift to men's preconception health and infertility issues
NPD focuses on overall wellness in pregnancy and postpartum
New entrants increase competition in US market
Declining birth rate poses a challenge in China
China's NPD trending towards supplements for fertility issues
Exeltis dominates Mexican market
Brazilian NPD focuses on both partners' health at conception
Natele benefits from shift to food supplement status
Clinically-supported brands preferred in Italy
Trends & developments in other markets
NPD developments from around the world
Outlook, forecast & opportunities
FemTech
Inequalities still exist in women's health
Clue has expanded its women's health partnerships
Thermal therapy device Embr Wave embraces predictive AI
Versalie is Kenvue's "One-Stop-Shop for Menopause Support"
Samphire's Nettle offers innovative solution to menstrual pain
Dynamic FemTech company Mira enters menopause segment
Unfabled redefines women's health e-commerce
Sexual products retailer VUSH extends into wellness via TENS device
Roundup of new and upcoming FemTech activity
Sexual Health Problems
Erectile Dysfunction
High potential for condition afflicting significant number of men
The CHC story so far...
How big can the OTC ED market become?
Poland sees double-digit expansion of its established ED market
UK market expanded via switch of Cialis
Eroxon offers ED sufferers a topical alternative
"Male vitality" supplements provide VMS alternative
Premature Ejaculation
Under-discussed condition needs more CHC options
EU-wide switch created new OTC segment in several markets
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Complex condition still not fully understood
Treatment options have made limited advances
Launch activity focuses on supplements
Other NPD & prospects
STDs
Treatment likely to remain Rx but self-testing a growing segment
Growing range of self-test kits for various STDs hitting global markets
Small range of CH products positioned for relief of STD symptoms
Increasing launch activity in HPV care
Intimate Care
Feminine intimate care category has increasing visibility
Strong potential for FIC in China, although Western brands face difficult task
FIC increasingly competitive in USA
FIC struggling for sustained growth in France
Italian FIC marketers focus on women's health issues
Consumer education a key feature of German
FIC market
FIC dynamic in Mexico, but growth expected to slow in future
Brazil to be a star future performer in FIC?
Polish FIC market posts healthy growth
Steady growth predicted globally for FIC
VYI brands increasingly moving into intimate health space
Increasing numbers of probiotics entering intimate care market
Male intimate care expanding
Menstruation
Period Pain
Impact of menstrual pain on women's lives gradually being acknowledged
CHC market primarily medicated pain relief, but most NPD is non-medicated
Among analgesics, options for period pain form sizeable and growing segment
Leading brands globally mostly outpacing core systemic analgesics market
USA sees impressive growth for dedicated period pain options
Midol given new lease of life following brand relaunch
Start-up Semaine finds new approach to period pain and other issues
Brazil benefits from high levels of brand activity including NPD and A+P
Japan bolsters established segment with NPD and empathetic A+P
Mexico sees category expand as brands make good use of social media
UK sees launch activity expand category as demand grows
Maxwellia aims to improve healthcare for women via groundbreaking NPD
India goes beyond topical options with key systemic launch
China's TCM-dominated market expands with dedicated options
Developments in other markets point to promising future
PMS
What is PMS?
Key ingredients in PMS supplements
Roundup of recent launch activity
Menopause
Herbal menopause supplements in need of innovation
Research into post-menopausal bone loss solutions continues
New launch in menopause diagnostics from Clearblue
Range of treatment options beyond herbal menopause supplements expanding
TCMs dominate Chinese menopause market
US herbal menopause supplements struggling for growth despite NPD
Category active in Japan as women's health is a hot topic
Sales in Europe may be boosted by attempts to break taboos
Mexico growing well despite limited consumer promotion