Why the growth of femtech in India can transform the way we look at women’s health

By Sanjukta Sharma
26 August, 2022

Why the growth of femtech in India can transform the way we look at women’s health

By Sanjukta Sharma
26 August, 2022

Deploying technology to enable women lead healthier lives might be nascent in the country but can go a long way in changing the parochial lens through which society views women’s reproductive health

Every woman–and I am guessing not just Indian women–has a story about awkward or harrowing experiences with visits to gynaecologists. Here’s my first: At 23, diagnosed with Stage 3 endometriosis, I awaited my turn with a well-known gynaecologist of South Mumbai. She looks at my sonography report, crinkles her nose and says, “Do you know what your monthly bleeding is? It’s your uterus weeping. Your uterus is not getting to do its job. For you, the best way forward to keep the disease at check is to get pregnant as soon as you can.” It was the only time I met that gynaecologist.


Help in the form of a chatbot

Journalist and founder of She The People (shethepeople.tv) Shaili Chopra launched the chatbot Doctor Didi last year to not only change entrenched perceptions and attitude towards women’s health but to offer solutions.The motivation behind Doctor Didi is to empower women so that the solutions presented are real, not mystified and hush-hush. The chatbot solves women’s sexual and reproductive health issues in a judgment-free and discreet way using predictive intelligence.

India’s femtech story is still nascent but has all the indications of a potentially exponential market; Image courtesy: CareMother 

Femtech uses  technology to help women lead healthier lives; Image courtesy: CareMother

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