Women turning to telemedicine apps for gynaecological issues during Covid-19 lockdown

The ongoing coronavirus shutdown has led people, especially women, to switch to telemedicine apps. According to the data compiled by Practo, an independent medical website, online queries for Gynaecology on Practo’s telemedicine platform grew by more than 250 per cent since the coronavirus outbreak.

Practo also revealed that one in every three consults came from women since the coronavirus outbreak is for Gynecology-related issues, while most of those came from people in the age group of 21-30, followed by the age group of 31 to 40. There has been a significant rise in the number of women aged 60 and above consulting Gynaecologists online.