175. “Don’t Say Pleasure” - A Talk With A Sex Toy CEO

Dr. Soum Rakshit is the Co-Founder & CEO of award-winning sexual health company, MysteryVibe. Their mission is to make sexual health accessible to all – across all ages, genders & orientations. From his research & experiences over the past 2 decades, Soumyadip deeply understands that a major challenge in most people’s lives is keeping the ‘mystery’ alive in a long term relationship. This is especially the case after major life events like childbirth, menopause, cancer treatment or surgery. That’s why he decided to combine his defense electronics expertise with medical experts to create devices that address major sexual health issues like ED, dryness & pain during intercourse. At the same time, working closely with sexual health experts, his team has been at the forefront of researching & developing content that act as catalysts for people to start much-needed conversations to reignite their sex life. How did you get into sex toys? How he told his parents he went into a sex toy company. Only 1 in 4 people will see a doctor for their intimacy issues. “Pleasure is seen as a vice” Main barrier to selling sex toys when all social media bans sex. How does vibratory therapy work? Sexual health and how it is often overlooked when it comes to pre- and postmenopausal women. Are sex toys getting too complicated? What to do? How to maintain a sense of mystery in a long-term relationship. Advice for women in bringing a vibrator into the bedroom with a partner. https://mysteryvibe.com/ Rullo JE, Lorenz T, Ziegelmann MJ, Meihofer L, Herbenick D, Faubion SS. Genital vibration for sexual function and enhancement: best practice recommendations for choosing and safely using a vibrator. Sex Relation Ther. 2018;33(3):275-285. doi: 10.1080/14681994.2017.1419558. Epub 2018 Jan 4. Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message

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