WHY HORMOLIZE?
Hormone + Normalise → Hormolize®
OUR STORY
Hormolize was envisioned by Maryam (Mary) Bellakbira after seeing how widespread hormone challenges are. Up to 80% of women experience significant hormone-related symptoms at some point in their life, yet practical help is scarce. Mary was motivated by seeing her friends and family struggled with cycles, fertility, thyroid symptoms, PCOS, Hashimoto’s, and menopausal changes. Research has often overlooked women and the research that exists is frequently locked behind English-only literature or expensive hormone tests. Meanwhile, 70% remain undiagnosed for PCOS, underscoring the gap between everyday needs and accessible tools.
From a high-school and college dorm whiteboard, Mary began a 7-year journey to normalize hormone health: pairing plain-language education with a discreet, non-invasive device everyday people can actually use. Built by women, for women, Hormolize couples community education with access, and has donated over 14,000+ panty-liner ovulation tests to date to over 11 different countries and is currently piloting at Weill Cornell Medical School, working with chapters and clinic/school partners worldwide to make hormone health normal, private, and actionable.
THE PROBLEM
Mass Need, Low Access
Hormone issues like PCOS (70% undiagnosed) and menopausal symptoms (up to ~80% affected) are common, yet everyday tools and guidance are scarce.
Cost & Complexity
Lab testing is expensive, slow, and often inaccessible; simple, private tools are rare.
Knowledge & equity gaps
Medical knowledge skews to English and to lab settings; youth, low-income, and historically excluded groups face the biggest barriers.
Lifespan blind spots
From childhood → reproductive years → menopause, there’s limited, practical, culturally relevant guidance and real-world data.
SOLUTION
Educate in 100+ languages so hormone literacy isn’t limited by jargon or geography.
Equip with private at-home options (starting with panty-liner ovulation tests) to reduce guesswork and stigma.
Engineer a non-invasive device that helps everyday users see patterns and discrepancies linked to common conditions (e.g., PCOS, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s) for awareness and better conversations with clinicians.
Generate consented, privacy-first evidence via global surveying and pilots to bridge research gaps across ages and regions.
Scale through youth-led chapters & partners so programs fit local culture and context.
PRODUCTS & PROGRAMMING
The Product (Hormone Test Pads & Device)
Hormolize is a non-invasive, user-friendly hormone device designed for everyday use, built by women, for women. Today, it helps users observe cycle-related patterns and fertile-window signals (alongside our panty-liner ovulation tests), surfaces trend insights to guide self-care and more informed conversations with clinicians.
The device is engineered around four pillars: non-invasive and discreet; low-cost and portable; plain-language, youth-friendly UX with a roadmap to 100+ languages; and privacy-first design with consent, de-identification, and user control. We have a validated prototype and are testing at Cornell (UX, usability, and education + donation integration). Next, we will expand clinic/school pilots, refine UX, and publish aggregate, de-identified insights that can inform public health and care pathways.
Programs
Our programming turns knowledge into action across five tracks.
Hormone Literacy delivers The Girly Guide to Hormone Health (from puberty and cycles to thyroid basics and menopause) plus classroom and community kits with slides, activities, and facilitator notes to normalize conversations early and support multilingual use at global scale.
Access & Donations provides panty-liner ovulation tests to clinics, schools, and women’s groups in a private, dignified way, with a “Fund-a-Box” option for sponsors to underwrite local distributions.
Device Pilots & Engineering Sprints run iterative, real-world tests, expanding to partner clinics/schools—focused on human factors, comfort, clarity, and affordability.
Global Surveying & Insights (opt-in) gathers privacy-preserving signals from youth, adults, and older adults to spot patterns and bridge research gaps across regions and demographics.
Youth Fellows & Chapters receive training, mentorship, and micro-grants to tailor local programs, while impact dashboards track people reached, tests provided, and sessions delivered.