Making life easier_

The challenges users face when they are impacted by an intimate healthcare condition often go beyond medical. Our holistic understanding of our users’ lives, that a condition goes beyond medical guides us every day as we are working to make life easier for our users.

Our mission in action

Nine people relive moments of doubt and worry that our products helped them to get through.

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Our mission in action

Making life easier for our users

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to follow your heart

"I felt lonely and incomplete when I wasn’t capable of sex. Since I found a solution, I have started dating again and my life has opened up.”

Brian

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to get back on track

"It took a while but now I have taken back control. I’m trying new things, pushing my limits again."

Alessia

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to get lost in the moment

"For some time I was too nervous to play in front of others. But now I’ve got my confidence back. When I play, I feel free.”

Wanyong

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to be one of the girls

“My stoma doesn’t define me. My friends know about it and they support me. I feel comfortable when we are hanging out.”

Keagan

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to stay active

"I love taking my boat out and I do so whenever I can. Sometimes the weather stops me. But I won’t let my condition stop me."

Flemming

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to enjoy time together

”My daughter is busy with school and friends these days, but we’re still close. And when we have time together, we make the most of it."

Bob

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to go all in

"I lost 35 kilos when I was ill. But I have put it all back on. I feel determined, I'm training regularly and I'm now a specialist personal trainer."

Mesha

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to be yourself

”Clothes are a part of my identity, so I worried about what I could wear after my operation. Today, I still dress the way I want.”

Stina

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to make that deal

"I was so glad to get back to work, it meant a lot to me. At first I worried about my ostomy appliance, but now I’m just focused on the job."

Mike

Scale of the challenge

Most people are not aware how widespread intimate healthcare conditions really are. Nor how serious their implications can be for the people who live with them. These figures suggest the scale of the challenge.

With our products and services, we want to make a real difference to the quality of life of the thousands of people they represent.

(1) Claessens et al., 2015. The Ostomy Life Study: The everyday challenges faced by people living with a stoma in a snapshot, Gastrointestinal Nursing, 13, 18-25.

(2) Coloplast, Market Study, Ostomy Life Study, 2016, data-on-file (PM-05068)

(3) Coloplast Intermittent Catheter User Study 2015, data-on-file (PM-03238)

(4) Coloplast, Market Study, The impact of bowel dysfunction of patients and HCPs, 2017, Data-on-file (VV-019644)

(5) Marcial G., 2014. Overlooked Advanced Wound Care Market Catches Attention of Healthcare Analysts, Forbes, Feb 2014
(6) Armstrong et al.,1998. Validation of a diabetic wound classification system. The contribution of depth, infection, and ischemia to risk of amputation, Diabetes Care, 21(5), 855-9
(7) Aversa and Fabbri, 2001. New Oral Agents for Erectile Dysfunction: What is Changing in Our Practice?, Asian Journal of Andrology, Sep(3), 175-179
(8) https:/www.webmd.com/women/guide/vaginal-prolapse#1 Downloaded 10.17

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Making life easier_

Our mission in action

Our mission in action