Tanaya Narendra

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Tanaya Narendra
Born
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Education MBBS
Masters in Clinical Embryology
Alma mater University of Oxford
Known forDr. Cuterus and the sexual health educator

Tanaya Narendra, popularly known as Dr. Cuterus, is an Indian sexual health educator, doctor, embryologist, and scientist. [1] [2] [3]

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In the year 2022, Tanaya received the Health Influencer of the Year award from the IHW Council, supported by NITI Aayog and Ayushman Bharat, in recognition of her contributions to the field of public health. [4]

Education and career

Narendra was born to fertility doctors, which exposed her to conversations about sexual health from an early age. [1] [5] She pursued her medical studies in India and obtained an MBBS degree. [6] [7] Later, she relocated to the UK to study the science of assisted reproduction. [8] [9] She enrolled at the University of Oxford and pursued a Master's degree in Clinical Embryology. [10] [11] Her time in the UK also allowed her to register as a doctor in England. [12] [13] [14] [15]

In 2020, she started her Instagram account called Dr. Cuterus, [16] to address the misinformation surrounding sexual health on the internet. She shares informative content on various aspects of sexual health. [7] [17] [16]

She is recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH). [18]

She authored a book titled ‘Dr. Cuterus- Everything Nobody Tells You About Your Body’ which was published in December 2022. [19] [20] [21] [22]

Awards and achievements

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