Our story starts back in 2012, when the idea for one of the first femtech companies in the world was created. Theya Healthcare founder and CEO Ciara Donlon owned a lingerie boutique in Dublin, Ireland. Women with breast cancer were coming into the store, trying to find a bra that accommodated their needs throughout their breast cancer journey, without compromising on comfort or quality. Unable to find a suitable post surgery bra, they were buying nursing bras from Ciara’s store.
Ciara decided to look into the market and found that the main manufacturer’s were medical device companies who made the breast forms and that the post surgery bras they designed were engineered by men, designed to hold up the breast forms, had no input by the women and little thought was given to the comfort of the woman who would wear it for 8 weeks 24/7. Women were forced to wear mastectomy/post surgery bras made from itchy, scratchy, uncomfortable synthetic materials designed by men for women!
Ciara decided this needed to change and Theya Healthcare was born; designed by women for women.
creating the perfect product
Ciara began worldwide research, with real women going through breast cancer
Because real women know what they want and need from a bra as they go through breast cancer treatment.
Since we began supporting women with our products in 2015, we continue to place women at the center of the design process, listening to what is needed by the women we are here to support.
Our Bamboo Fabric
When searching for a natural, sustainable alternative to the materials currently on the market, Ciara discovered bamboo, and it was love at first feel.
Bamboo fabric is superbly soft and widely believed to contain healing properties. It sounded like a miracle material, but rumor wasn’t going to cut it, Ciara wanted scientific proof.
This led to a clinical study, where Theya Healthcare bamboo fabric was put to the test. The results exceeded all expectations (read all about it here).
The revolution in women’s underwear began.
Theya Healthcare
Our products became the post surgery underwear of choice across hospitals in the UK and Ireland. Our bamboo garments are adored by women undergoing procedures and surgeries such as mastectomy, lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. Our briefs and shorts are loved by women to comfortably secure their ostomy bag.
As we grew, Theya Healthcare was quickly becoming highly sought after by women suffering from severe skin conditions such as ichthyosis and EB. Their sensory-friendly design also made them ideal for anyone with sensory issues, particularly autism.
It soon became clear we had created an extraordinary brand.
Our story so far
The Timeline
Our Mission
To offer women-centered health and wellbeing solutions across female life stages, combining scientific and customer research to build innovative, sustainable designs using naturally occurring materials.
By combining scientific research with empathy, Theya Healthcare creates sustainable products to ensure better health outcomes, improve women’s quality of life, and give women product’s that they deserve throughout all their life stages.
Values & Promise
Indignation into action | Empathy on par with science | Grounded optimism and wit that shines through adversity.We support women’s changing body needs across their life stages with sustainable, empathetic, science-backed products that give women the standard of care they deserve, without compromise.