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Miami, Florida · A Fem Network nonprofit
One in four women who menstruate has very low iron, and most have never been tested. Fem Foundation pays for the test, the specialist and the treatment for women whose insurance will not cover them.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 93-3962070
Published allocation
Nine days from consult to infusion, on average
94%
of patients report improved symptoms after treatment
ASH 2023, Abstract 2314
TRUSTED BY THE FEM NETWORK AND PARTNERS
The hidden epidemic
Iron deficiency often gets filed under “tired.” The reference range was built from women who were already depleted, so a normal result is not the same as a healthy one.
539 million
women aged 15 to 49 living with anemia worldwide
WHO, 2019 data
30–50%
of healthy women have no marrow iron stores at all
Weyand & DeLoughery, ASH 2023
2.9 years
average wait from a first symptom to a diagnosis
Akpan et al., Women's Health, 2025
58%
still had unresolved iron deficiency three years after diagnosis
ASH, 2024
Our Model
Fem Foundation runs a first-of-its-kind, scalable model to find and treat non-malignant blood disorders in women, from her first free screening to iron in her arm.
Free ferritin testing at workplaces, schools, clubs and community events. The test most women have never been offered.
A board-certified hematologist reviews every result and consults with the patient by video. No referral loop, no waiting room.
IV iron delivered at Fem centers across South Florida, or brought to the community. Nine days from consult to infusion, on average.
When insurance will not cover the test, the specialist or the treatment, the Foundation pays. That is the whole point.
Care is delivered by the clinical arms of the Fem Network. The Foundation is the access layer: it makes sure insurance status never decides who gets treated.
Impact
Every number below comes from peer-reviewed abstracts presented at the American Society of Hematology or from Fem's own published outcomes. Nothing here is estimated.
5,000+
women treated since 2020
Fem Network clinics
9 days
average from consult to infusion
ASH 2023, Abstract 2314
7,246
infusions across 3,076 patients in two years
ASH 2023, Abstract 2314
0
adverse events affecting a pregnancy across 2,971 infusions
ASH 2023, Abstract 2381
Where the money goes
The allocation is published on this site, and every gift is tracked against it.
40%
Expand mobile and clinic-based treatments
20%
Direct treatment fund
20%
Education and national awareness
10%
Research and clinical trials
10%
Infrastructure and staffing
Bring mobile and clinic-based testing and treatment to more communities
Cover the full cost of care for uninsured women
Launch a national awareness campaign aimed at schools, athletes and OB/GYNs
Fund research to drive policy change and clinical guidelines
Strengthen the infrastructure to scale impact sustainably
Ways to give
For women who have been treated
Your infusion changed your life. Your second one changes hers. A one-time gift that funds the test, the specialist and the treatment for a woman with no coverage.
Give the second infusion →
Monthly giving
One funded infusion every quarter, a gift structured around the cost of treatment rather than a subscription amount. You will know her center and her city.
Join the Circle →
For employers
Free iron screening for your workforce. For every employee we test, your company funds treatment for a woman who cannot pay.
Bring it to your team →
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Dr. Steven Fein, MD, MPH
Hematologist, Fem Network
Iron Planning Service
The Fem Foundation Iron Planning Service verifies your insurance, finds coverage or funding and gets your infusion scheduled. All we need is your name, date of birth and email. It takes two minutes.
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