Population explosion is a much talked about issue in India. While it
has successfully completed its Mars mission, it is still considered to
be a matter of embarrassment to buy condom or oral contraceptive pills.
Sex and sexual health is still seen as a secretive subject. Despite
being an important concern, it remains under covers for no reason at
all. Sex education and sexual health are significant topics to talk
about. It is researched that 1 in 5 individuals face sexual health
problems but they are scared to reveal it.
CupidCare,
a startup from Hyderabad initiated by Sriram Varma (Ex-Tracxn and
alumni of BITS Goa) and Krishna Teja (Ex-Orbees Medical and alumni of
IIT BHU) has attempted to use technology to resolve sexual health
issues. The users can talk to genuine sexologists, psychologists and
gynecologists through video, telephone or texts. It was launched in the
second week of March and in the short time elapsed, they have managed to
help more than 200 clients.
Kudos to CupidCare for this wonderful thought! They have really been troubleshooters for so many people out there.
The
most common queries solved by them included sex addiction,
homosexuality, irregular menstrual cycle, premature ejaculation erectile
dysfunction, sexually transmitted diseases and other issues related to
gynaecology and dermatology.
The experts included sexologists,
psychologists, gynecologists and andrologists from metropolitan cities
like Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin, Indore and Vijayawada.
Besides online consultation, clients can also have diagnostic tests
booked and avail sexual health packages with maintenance of ultimate
confidentiality.
CEO Sriram remarked that they are dealing
with a significant problem in India and they decided to take help of
technology to resolve the problem as it enables anonymity for the
clients while they talk to our doctors. Apart from the on-demand
consultations, they would also allow online counseling packages for
premarital counseling, hypersexual disorders, postpartum depression and
menopausal depression.
The company bagged the award at TiE smashup that was held at Hyderabad in February 2016. The company is being operated from Hyderabad with Dr. A. Satyanarayana Reddy, a senior sexologist and gynecologist accompanied by Dr. Rahul Reddy, andrologist.