Listn

Listn, information and support in women's health in the United Kingdom

Listn is a non-profit organisation (CIC) based in the United Kingdom dedicated to women's health. Its activity consists of listening, informing and guiding towards appropriate support, with an explicit approach of no pressure and no judgement. The entity presents itself as a space to raise questions, understand what options exist and feel less alone, without access barriers or misdirected referrals.

Guidance and support services

Listn structures its support around several lines of action:

• A safe space to talk and share your own experience, with the aim of feeling heard.
• Explanation of possible care pathways in clear language, without medical jargon.
• Preparation of questions before seeing a specialist or service provider.
• A free, no-obligation consultation call, plus a contact form answered by a real person.

The organisation states that it responds to messages as soon as possible, usually within a couple of working days, and that the data provided is used only to respond and is never shared or sold.

Innovations in women's health followed by Listn

The site includes a section on news in women's health, with products and approaches that the entity follows and presents as options to explore. These include:

• Celadon Pharmaceuticals CEL D9-27: pessaries for endometriosis, a cannabinoid-based formulation aimed at symptom management and quality of life in women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic discomfort. Requires specialist consultation and prescription.
• Ziwig Endotest: a non-invasive saliva test for endometriosis that analyses microRNA using artificial intelligence and which, according to the information gathered, can detect the disease years earlier than usual. It is recommended by NICE for use in the NHS as a complementary diagnostic tool and requires referral by a specialist.
• Love to Heal: a CBD pessary available to buy online, without prescription or specialist referral. Listn indicates a 10% discount through its link.
• Myoovi 2.0: a portable device for menstrual pain relief, founded by British doctors, which combines TENS pulses with heat and which, according to the description, relieves menstrual and endometriosis pain in as little as five minutes, without drugs. Listn offers a 10% discount through its link.

Informative content: podcast, stories and news

Listn produces The Listn Pod, a podcast available on the main streaming platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and Amazon Music) with new episodes every two weeks. The episodes address conversations about pelvic pain, hormones, sleep, mental wellbeing, menopause and other related topics, with input from women's health specialists and from women who have lived through those situations.

The site also publishes real stories, such as Daisy's case and her experience with severe menstrual pain, and content on recent research explained simply. The navigation structure includes sections dedicated to health, finding specialists, innovations, podcast, news and testimonials.

Team and origin of the project

Natalia is the founder and director of Listn, as well as co-host of The Listn Pod. According to the information published, she created the organisation to build the resource she would have liked to have. Rebecca co-hosts the podcast alongside Natalia.

The entity declares among its objectives to educate women anywhere in the world with clear, jargon-free information, to combat the phenomenon it describes as "medical gaslighting" by replacing "it's all in your head" with real answers and support, and to promote better research on the female body.

Contact and nature of the organisation

Listn operates as a CIC (Community Interest Company) and offers attention through its contact form, email and telephone. The entity warns that it is a publication and not a medical service, so it cannot offer personalised medical advice.