# MV.Health

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{{Short description|British-American Medical Device Company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = MV.Health
| logo = 150px
| industry = Medical devices
| founded = 2014
| hq_location_city = London, New York, Los Angeles
| key_people = Dr. Soum Rakshit<br />Rob Weekly<br />Shanshan Xu<br />Prof. Prokar Dasgupta
| website = [https://mv.health mv.health]
}}

'''MV.Health''' is a British-American [medical device](/source/medical_device) company specialising in vibratory devices for [sexual health](/source/Sexual_and_reproductive_health) and [pelvic therapy](/source/Pelvic_floor_dysfunction). The company promotes its products as doctor-design and clinically validated.<ref name="Sifted2024">{{cite news |date=15 September 2024 |title=How to operate in a taboo market |url=https://sifted.eu/articles/how-to-operate-taboo-market |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=Sifted}}</ref>

In 2022, Femtech Insider reported MV.Health became the first brand to make vibrators eligible for purchase with U.S. [Health Savings Accounts (HSA)](/source/Health_savings_account) and [Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)](/source/Flexible_spending_account), reflecting their recognition as medical devices.<ref name="FemtechHSA">{{cite news |date=17 November 2022 |title=MysteryVibe Is the First Pleasure-focused Brand to Offer FSA & HSA Eligible Vibrators |url=https://femtechinsider.com/mysteryvibe-hsa-fsa/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=Femtech Insider}}</ref>

In 2025, the [New York Post](/source/New_York_Post) reported that MV.Health's six FDA-registered devices were added to the [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs](/source/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs) procurement system, making them fully reimbursable for [veteran](/source/veteran)s.<ref name="NYPostVA">{{cite news |last=Post |first=New York |date=8 May 2025 |title=This brand is helping veterans with their sex lives — no pills required |url=https://nypost.com/2025/05/08/health/mv-health-sexual-wellness-devices-now-covered-by-the-va/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=New York Post}}</ref>

In 2026, they won the [The King's Awards for Enterprise](/source/The_King's_Awards_for_Enterprise) in Innovation for their prostate care device, Molto<ref>{{Cite web |title=Award Recipients |url=https://www.kingsawardsmagazine.com/winners/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=The King's Award Magazine |language=en}}</ref>. According to [The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette), [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/65058/supplement/S2 published] by the [Government of the United Kingdom](/source/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom), the award was given for their "ultra-slim flexible medical device to address prostate pain."

== History ==
Founded in [London](/source/London) in 2014 by a team of [biomedical engineers](/source/Biomedical_engineering), the company initially focused on adaptive vibratory devices for pelvic pain.<ref name="Sifted2024" /> A 2023 [Popular Science](/source/Popular_Science) article noted its first six-motor vibrator became a certified medical device for [pelvic floor pain](/source/Pelvic_floor_dysfunction).<ref name="PopSci2023">{{cite news |last=Metcalfe |first=John |date=14 February 2023 |title=Sex toys are designed to heal, one orgasm at a time |url=https://www.popsci.com/health/sex-toys-medical-devices/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=Popular Science}}</ref>

== Research ==
The company's clinical leadership is headed by their Chief Medical Officer, Professor [Prokar Dasgupta](/source/Prokar_Dasgupta).<ref name="IndiaMed2022">{{cite news |date=4 May 2022 |title=Urologist Prof Prokar Dasgupta joins MysteryVibe as CMO |url=https://indiamedtoday.com/urologist-prof-prokar-dasgupta-joins-mysteryvibe-as-cmo/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=IndiaMedToday}}</ref> In 2023, [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) described their laboratory as "the only facility conducting vibrator research and development within the UK".<ref name="Guardian2023">{{cite news |last=Khaleeli |first=Homa |date=9 June 2023 |title='Between pleasure and health': how sex-tech firms are reinventing the vibrator |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/09/how-sex-tech-firms-are-reinventing-the-vibrator |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Peer-reviewed publications report the company's devices have been evaluated for various [sexual dysfunction](/source/sexual_dysfunction)s such as [Genito-Pelvic Pain](/source/Pelvic_pain), [Vaginal Dryness](/source/Vaginal_lubrication), [Vaginismus](/source/Vaginismus), [Erectile Dysfunction](/source/Erectile_dysfunction) and [Prostatitis](/source/Prostatitis).<ref>{{cite journal |title=Multicenter Study on Women with Genito-Pelvic Pain |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/19/Supplement_1/S103/7013127 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jesús e |first1=Rodríguez |last2=Lucrecia |first2=Martínez |last3=Natalia |first3=Bonachera |title=A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/20/Supplement_4/qdad062.038/7220191 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |date=July 2023 |volume=20 |doi=10.1093/jsxmed/qdad062.038 |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Use of a Vibrating Device in the Management of Female Situational Anorgasmia |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/21/Supplement_2/qdae002.083/7618409 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Focused Mechanical Vibration for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/21/Supplement_6/qdae161.040/7916896 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rodriguez |first1=JE |last2=Dadian |first2=R. |last3=Suarez |first3=V. |title=Novel Therapeutic Approach for Vaginismus: A Case Report |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/21/Supplement_7/qdae167.306/7918883 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |date=2024 |volume=21 |article-number=qdae167.306 |doi=10.1093/jsxmed/qdae167.306 |access-date=18 August 2025|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Focal Muscle Vibrations Therapy in a Patient with Neurogenic Erectile Dysfunction |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609522015867 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |doi=10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.08.012 |access-date=18 August 2025|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Potential Effectiveness of Focused Vibration Treatment for Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/21/Supplement_1/qdae001.351/7600898 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Improvement in Erectile Dysfunction After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Using FMV |url=https://www1.statusplus.net/misc/posters/iuga/annual2024/search/poster/320?user=app |journal=IUGA Annual Meeting Poster |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Enhance Penile Rehabilitation after Radical Prostatectomy |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/22/Supplement_2/qdaf077.120/8127366 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Clinical Case Demonstrating the Use of a Constriction Vibration Ring |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/21/Supplement_6/qdae161.112/7916965 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rodriguez |first1=JE |last2=Dadian |first2=R. |last3=Suarez |first3=V. |title=Safety and Preliminary Outcomes of a Vibrating Constriction Ring |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/21/Supplement_7/qdae167.278/7919098 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |date=December 2024 |volume=21 |doi=10.1093/jsxmed/qdae167.278 |access-date=18 August 2025|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Oussama |first1=E. |last2=Dasgupta |first2=P. |last3=Rodríguez |first3=J. E. |title=IDEAL Stage 1 Study Of Vibration In Chronic Non-bacterial Prostatitis |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/22/Supplement_2/qdaf077.121/8127396 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |date=2025 |volume=22 |article-number=qdaf077.121 |doi=10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf077.121 |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Evaluation of an Anal Insert Device for Delayed Ejaculation or Anejaculation |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/22/Supplement_2/qdaf077.157/8127535 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Gaddie |first=Jessica |last2=Saunders |first2=Felicity |last3=Vosper |first3=Jane |date=2025-11-06 |title=A Controlled Pilot Study Assessing the Acceptability and Feasibility of Using External Vibrators as an Adjunct to Vaginal Dilator Therapy in Women Presenting to Psychosexual Services with Vaginismus |journal=Journal of Psychosexual Health |language=EN |article-number=26318318251386196 |doi=10.1177/26318318251386196 |issn=2631-8318|doi-access=free }}</ref>

*A 2022 study in the [Journal of Sexual Medicine](/source/The_Journal_of_Sexual_Medicine) reported improvements in pain scores among women with [genito-pelvic pain penetration disorder](/source/Pelvic_pain) who used a vibrating device.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Multicenter Study on Women with Genito-Pelvic Pain |url=https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/19/Supplement_1/S103/7013127 |journal=Journal of Sexual Medicine |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref>
* A 2025 study on [psychogenic ED](/source/Erectile_dysfunction) published in the [International Journal of Impotence Research](/source/International_Journal_of_Impotence_Research), reported IIEF-5 rising from 14.4 to 22.3, with EDITS satisfaction scores of 78%.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Efficacy of a Vibrating Constriction Ring for Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-025-01074-x.epdf |journal=International Journal of Impotence Research |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref>
* A 2025 study on [vaginismus](/source/vaginismus) by the [NHS](/source/National_Health_Service) published in the ''Journal of Psychosexual Health'' reported mean FSFI Pain score improving from 1.40 to 3.36 for the Intervention group.<ref name=":0" />

== Media coverage ==
MV.Health has been the subject of reporting in mainstream media. In 2023, [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) highlighted their Crescendo devices as "designed to target and release tender areas inside the vagina and alleviate pelvic pain". [Popular Science](/source/Popular_Science) profiled the company in the context of "medical devices for people with menopause, erectile dysfunction, and pelvic floor pain".<ref name="PopSci2023" />

In 2024 their menopause-focused billboard campaign in New York City, was reported in [Print Magazine](/source/Print_(magazine)) as the "First-Ever US Billboard to Feature a Vibrator".<ref>{{cite news |last=Beach |first=Charlotte |date=27 September 2024 |title=Havas Lynx Destigmatizes Pleasure and Menopause with First-Ever US Billboard to Feature a Sex Toy |url=https://www.printmag.com/advertising/happy-menopause-havas-lynx/ |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=PRINT Magazine}}</ref> In 2025, ''The Times'' noted the company's preparations for possible U.S. tariffs, including shifting manufacturing and stockpiling devices.<ref>{{cite news |title=Finding a silver lining in Trump tariffs |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/entrepreneurs/article/finding-a-silver-lining-in-trump-tariffs-enterprise-network-h5f60hktd |work=The Times |date=14 April 2025 |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
In 2018 the company's Crescendo vibrator was noted for winning a [Design Week Award](/source/Design_Week) against [Apple Watch](/source/Apple_Watch).<ref>{{cite web |title=MysteryVibe |url=https://www.seymourpowell.com/case-studies/mysteryvibe |website=Seymourpowell |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> In 2025, MV.Health was ranked 14th in the [Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times) Tech 100 list of fastest-growing private hardware companies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday Times 100 Tech rankings revealed |url=https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/sunday-times-100-tech-rankings-revealed/ |work=BusinessCloud |date=17 January 2025 |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> [Financial Times Sifted](/source/Financial_Times) placed it among the top three leanest startups in the UK/Ireland region.<ref name="Sifted2025">{{cite news |date=31 March 2025 |title=Bang for buck: The UK startups making the most revenue with the smallest teams |url=https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-startups-making-the-most-revenue-with-the-smallest-teams |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=Sifted}}</ref>

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Category:Medical device manufacturers

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