A Physicist Who Reinvented Birth Control

Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl was a particle physicist before she decided the birth control options available to her were not good enough and built her own. Thirteen years later Natural Cycles is the first FDA-cleared medical device for birth control and she is just getting started.

A Particle Physicist Who Built Her Own Birth Control: Elina spent years doing physics before founding Natural Cycles out of a personal need for something better. The science background turned out to be exactly what the problem required. 🔬

Decoding Your Cycle While You Sleep: Natural Cycles measures biomarkers through a wearable you sleep with and decodes your cycle and your hormones. Birth control, pregnancy planning, postpartum, and now perimenopause. 📱

Accessible by Design: Elina made a deliberate choice on pricing so that Natural Cycles would be within reach for most women. Because it is FDA-cleared for contraception, insurance covers it without a co-pay. 💡

Women's Health Is Still Catching Up.: Underfunded. Under-researched. Elina is building into that gap at Natural Cycles and not slowing down. 🌍

Stress Less. Enjoy More.: She built something extraordinary and admits she stressed through a lot of it. Her advice: worry less and enjoy the moments you are actually in. 🌿