Atargatis Women's Health
Atargatis Women's Health
Female Founded & Owned · 2024

More options.
More autonomy.

Atargatis is a women's health company focused on education, diagnostics, and solutions. We work in the space between what standard care offers and what women actually need.

1993
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 was the first federal law requiring women and minorities to be included in NIH-funded clinical trials.Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1993
Year women were first
required in clinical trials
8.8%
A 2024 National Academies of Sciences report found that only 8.8% of NIH grant spending from 2013 to 2023 was directed toward women's health research.Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine, 2024
Of NIH grant spending on
women's health in a decade
7 yrs
Studies across multiple chronic conditions show women wait an average of 7 years between first experiencing symptoms and receiving an accurate diagnosis.Source: Health Affairs, British Medical Journal research reviews
Average delay to an
accurate diagnosis
$1T
A 2024 McKinsey / World Economic Forum report estimated that closing women's health investment gaps could add $1 trillion annually to the global economy by 2040.Source: McKinsey Health Institute & World Economic Forum, 2024
Annual impact of closing
women's health gaps by 2040
Education Diagnostics Solutions Body Autonomy Functional Health Women's Health Proactive Care Cervical Health Real Options Immune Health Education Diagnostics Solutions Body Autonomy Functional Health Women's Health Proactive Care Cervical Health Real Options Immune Health
Why We Exist

Women have been
waiting long enough
for answers.

Women's health has been systematically underfunded and under-researched for decades. Naturopathic and functional medicine practitioners, the ones actually focused on root causes, hormones, and immune health, were excluded from insurance coverage entirely. Screening schedules were built around cost, not biology.


That is changing. Not because the system fixed itself. Women got tired of waiting and started paying out of pocket for answers. Functional medicine and naturopathic care are among the fastest-growing categories in wellness. The results speak for themselves.

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15 min
The average OB-GYN appointment. Not enough time to explain a diagnosis, what it actually means, or what comes next. Most women leave confused and turn to the internet for answers.
7 yrs
Average time between a woman's first symptom and an accurate diagnosis. Decisions about her body are often made long before she has the full picture.
Women are twice as likely to have their symptoms dismissed as psychological rather than investigated. That delay has consequences. Sometimes irreversible ones.
8.8%
Of NIH research funding went to women's health over an entire decade. The conditions most likely to affect women are among the least studied.

Imagine if prevention was covered.

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On Our Radar

The system
decides.
We don't.

These are the documented gaps Atargatis is built to address. Each one a place where standard care falls short and women are left without a proactive path forward.

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Cervical Health
Abnormal cells are treated surgically.
The immune system goes unexamined.

HPV is the root cause of cervical cancer and the immune system is responsible for clearing it. Yet standard of care focuses on removing tissue. Not investigating immune function, nutrient status, or hormonal health.

Screening Gaps
Cervical screening starts at 21.
Then you wait 3 to 5 years.

The screening schedule allows HPV infections to persist for years with no clinical reason to intervene. It was designed around cost and access. Not the biology of the virus or the woman carrying it.

Hormonal Health
Birth control is the default answer.
It is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen.

The WHO places combined oral contraceptives in the same category as tobacco. It remains the first-line response to acne, irregular cycles, period pain, and hormonal imbalance with little discussion of alternatives.

Access & Information
Most appointments are 15 minutes.
There is no time for the full picture.

Women leave without knowing what else exists. Not because it doesn't, but because the system was never designed to surface it. Naturopathic and functional medicine practitioners were excluded from coverage for decades.

The Platform

Education.
Diagnostics.
Solutions.

Atargatis is the parent company housing four interconnected product lines. Each addresses a specific gap in how women access health information, testing, and care. Two are live. Two are in development.

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Live
Protect Your Cervix
protectyourcervix.com

Where women stop waiting and start acting. A trusted framework built for the women the system left without a plan.

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Live
Living Science
mylivingscience.com

Supplements you can actually trust. Formulated the way integrative practitioners think, not the way the market sells.

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In Development
Diagnostics & Testing

Your results should come with answers, not more questions. Testing built to actually tell you something.

Coming Soon
In Development
AI Health Tools

Personalized tools that turn test results into clear next steps. Built on patient data and clinical frameworks from day one.

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Market Momentum

Women stopped
waiting for the
system to catch up.

Functional health is one of the fastest growing categories in wellness. Women are paying out of pocket to see naturopathic doctors and integrative specialists because it works.

Root cause over symptom management. The results are being shared online, in communities, in doctor's offices.

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$600B
Global functional medicine market projected by 2028
72%
Of functional health patients pay out of pocket willingly for results
Growth in women seeking integrative care over the past decade
674
Direct conversations analyzed in our first 60 days. The same story, repeated.
Partnerships

We work with
people who
get it.

Atargatis sits at the intersection of women's health, functional medicine, diagnostics, and direct-to-consumer wellness. We are building long-term with people who understand why this work matters.

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01
Clinical Partners

Naturopathic doctors, functional medicine practitioners, and integrative health providers whose clinical approach aligns with root-cause care. We collaborate with practitioners who already see what we see and want their patients to have better resources.

02
Diagnostic Labs & Testing

Labs and testing companies building proactive, women-focused panels. We are developing the diagnostic layer of this platform and are interested in partners whose science and standards match ours.

03
Foundations & Research

Organizations working on women's health equity, research funding, or clinical outcomes. Atargatis sits at the intersection of patient data, education, and proactive care and a natural complement to institutional research and advocacy work.

04
Media & Distribution

Media companies, wellness platforms, and distribution partners reaching women who are already seeking better answers. We are building a brand that earns trust. We want partners who do the same.

The Origin

The first mermaid
was a goddess.

Atargatis is an ancient goddess of fertility, protection, and transformation worshipped as early as 1000 BCE as the mother of all life. Associated with the moon, water, and the cycles of creation and healing.

When she cast herself into a sacred lake, she didn't disappear. She transformed. Half woman, half force of nature. A rebirth, not an escape.

Her story mirrors what so many women experience on their health journeys: grief, shame, judgment and then rebirth, strength, and self-determination. She didn't follow the rules. She became her own medicine.

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