ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Femasys, Inc., (Nasdaq: FEMY), a leading biomedical company focused on addressing significant unmet needs of women worldwide with a broad portfolio of in-office, accessible, and innovative therapeutic and diagnostic products, hosted Congresswoman Lucy McBath, Georgia’s 7^th district representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, for an informative tour of the Company’s facility headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia.

Femasys Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Kathy Lee-Sepsick said, “Women’s reproductive health continues to be underserved and underfunded across the country. We are encouraged by the continued dialogue with leaders like Congresswoman McBath around our improved solutions for accessible, effective, and affordable reproductive health options for women. We look forward to continued visits and new and extended conversations with stakeholders across government, healthcare, and advocates as we continue to push for better and less-invasive options for women in their reproductive journeys.”

Femasys provides minimally-invasive solutions that share delivery platforms. It has four commercially available products: FemaSeed^® – FDA-cleared, intratubal insemination, FemVue^® – contrast-generating device, FemCath^® – selective delivery catheter, and FemCerv^® – endocervical tissue sampler. These products have also received regulatory approval in Canada and Europe under the EU MDR. The Company’s current lead product candidate in late-stage clinical development is FemBloc^® – permanent birth control.

About Femasys

Femasys is a leading biomedical company focused on addressing significant unmet needs of women worldwide with a broad portfolio of in-office, accessible, and innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions, including a lead revolutionary product candidate and FDA-cleared products. FemaSeed^® Intratubal Insemination, an innovative infertility treatment designed to deliver sperm directly where conception occurs, is FDA-cleared and has received regulatory approval in Canada and Europe under the EU MDR. FemBloc^® permanent birth control in late-stage clinical development is the first and only non-surgical, in-office, permanent birth control method intended to be a safer option for women at substantially less cost than the long-standing surgical alternative. The Company has developed diagnostic products that are complementary for which it has achieved regulatory approvals to market in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and other ex-U.S. territories, and which are commercial-ready due to its in-house manufacturing capabilities. Its diagnostic products include FemVue^® for fallopian tube assessment by ultrasound, which can be used in conjunction with FemCath^®, an intrauterine catheter for selective fallopian tube evaluation, and FemCerv^®, an endocervical tissue sampler for cervical cancer diagnosis. Learn more at www.femasys.com, or follow us on X, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Contacts:

Investors:
Gene Mannheimer
IR@femasys.com

Media Contact:
Kati Waldenburg
Media@femasys.com