ENTREPRENEUR BIZ TIPS: Making Periods Optional | Sophia Yen | TEDxBerkeley

Here’s Great Tip: Making Periods Optional | Sophia Yen | TEDxBerkeley

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Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H. is the CEO and Co-Founder of PandiaHealth.com, a birth control delivery, a digital health startup providing convenient, confidential, and reliable access to healthcare via telemedicine and medication delivery, starting with birth control. She has a passion for making women’s lives easier and preventing unplanned pregnancies. Dr. Yen graduated from MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley’s MPH program. With 20+ years in medicine, she serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medical School and on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics’s Section On Adolescent Health. She focuses on Reproductive Health and co-founded 2 non-profit projects to improve the lives of women: The Silver Ribbon Campaign to Trust Women and SheHeroes.org. She was named one of the Top Women Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017 by Bustle. Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H. is the CEO and Co-Founder of PandiaHealth.com, a birth control delivery, a digital health startup providing convenient, confidential, and reliable access to healthcare via telemedicine and medication delivery, starting with birth control. She has a passion for making women’s lives easier and preventing unplanned pregnancies. Dr. Yen graduated from MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley’s MPH program. With 20+ years in medicine, she serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medical School and on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics’s Section On Adolescent Health. She focuses on Reproductive Health and co-founded 2 non-profit projects to improve the lives of women: The Silver Ribbon Campaign to Trust Women and SheHeroes.org. Pandia Health is the ONLY #WomenFounded #WomenLed #DoctorFounded/Led birth control delivery company. She was named one of the Top Women Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017 by Bustle. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at