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Menstrual blood isn’t waste

Your period is now an opportunity for better health.

Our vision is to empower you to harness the diagnostic power of your period as an alternative to traditional lab testing.

Turn your monthly menstrual blood into lab reports and access personalized health data, all from home. It’s finally time to have autonomy over our health.

  • Receive health insights from menstrual blood
  • Needle free, at home sample collection
  • Put your period to use

Q-PAD EMPOWERING WOMEN. PERIOD.TM

A pad with a purpose.

Organic Cotton Q-Pad Collection Device

The first and only FDA-cleared menstrual pad scientifically proven to collect blood for lab testing.

We believe all people who menstruate should have the choice to a non-invasive and needle-free way of managing their health. We’ve crafted the Q-Pad to be conveniently and seamlessly used during menstruation.

Q-Pad A1c Test FDA-Cleared FSA HSA Eligible

Order the A1c kit

Advocate for yourself and your health.

Pioneer the use of menstrual blood for health screening.

Use the A1c kit to obtain:

CLIA-Certified A1c lab reports

Health insights from menstrual blood

Free shipping

FSA / HSA Eligible

A smartphone with internet access is recommended for optimal use of our service. Must be 18+ years to use.

Ending the Stigma

Health not hygiene.

Over 70% of health decisions are made from lab work.

Your period blood tells you about biomarkers that could impact your health.

BIOMARKER AVAILABLE NOW

HbA1C (Hemoglobin A1c)

Measures average blood sugar

This test is cleared by the FDA for monitoring your blood sugar (glucose) control over time if you have diabetes. It's not for screening or diagnosing diabetes or checking daily glucose levels. Don't change your medications based only on these results. Don’t use it if you're pregnant, have serious blood loss, or certain blood conditions.

BIOMARKERS IN DEVELOPMENT

TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone)

Initial test for thyroid health.

CRP (C-Reactive Protein)

Indicates levels of inflammation.

AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone)

Indicates the status of ovarian reserve, for fertility and peri-menopause.

FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone)

Tests ovulation health, for fertility and peri-menopause.

LH (Luteinising Hormone)

Indicates menstrual health, for fertility and peri-menopause.

HR-HPV (High Risk Human Papillomavirus)

Leading cause of Cervical Cancer.

The Q-Pad test system is not FDA-cleared to test for these biomarkers.

harness your health

How it works. All from home.

Taking care of ourselves just got easier.

Use two Q-Pads during your monthly cycle. Mail both collection strips to the lab in pre-paid packaging and you will receive your A1c lab report in our app.

Use Q-Pad

Group

Mail collection
strips to lab

Q-Pad Collection Strip Return Shipping Container

Receive secure, digital
lab reports in the app
or via email

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Closing the Gender Data Gap

Women's health has always been under prioritized in science.

Exercise your right to participate in research.

Female biology has not been studied equally since the beginning of medical research.  The data used to guide clinical diagnosis today is biased to male biology.  So, when women are not included in research, medical diagnosis may not be accurate for women.

You have the right to participate in research and be represented.

CLOSING THE GENDER DATA GAP

Women’s health has always been under prioritized in science.

We want to change this.

Female biology has not been studied equally since the beginning of medical research. The data used to guide clinical diagnosis today is biased to male biology. You have the choice to be represented in medical research to revolutionize women's health.

Changing the conversation

What people are saying.

%

would be interested in using the Q-Pad instead of their current HbA1c test method.

Source:
Qvin Diabetes Study

Path 3432 (1)

Loved the Q-Pad. Would buy for myself in the future!

Source:
Q-Pad Clinical Trial

%

would recommend the Q-Pad to a friend or family member for health monitoring.

Source:
Q-Pad Clinical Trial

Path 3432 (1)

I love this product so much I'd be an unpaid spokesperson for it! It gives women our dignity and some control over our health choices back!

Source:
National HPV Study

about us

A team of scientific rebels

We are a group of people who believe something that 1.8 billion women do at any given month should not go unanswered.

In 2014, Qvin™ was founded to research and develop a product that powers an underserved and understudied population — women.

We have been challenging the status quo on period blood as a health, not hygiene product.

Qvin [pronounced kwɪn] is derived from the word woman in Denmark. We stand for every person who identifies with women, however they define it.

Abstract artistic interpretation of Menstrual blood and Venous Blood Regression Analysis
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Sign up for our email.
Subscribing gives you access to:
  • Notifications about Q-Pad products and promotions
  • Exclusive opportunities to participate in women’s health research
  • Invites for product and market research