Danae Maragouthakis
Danae Maragouthakis is a doctor, sex educator and Yoxly co-founder who brings plain-speaking sexual health education to social media, articles and interviews.
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Known for
Yoxly
Yoxly
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- Work
- Doctor, sex educator and Yoxly co-founder
- Based
- Oxford, England
- Training
- Public health, health science and medicine
- Approach
- Making sexual health easier to understand and talk about
Mini bio
From medicine to education.
Danae trained in health science at Boston University, public health at Drexel University and medicine through St George’s University of London. Her official Yoxly biography describes a background in emergency medicine and work in healthcare across four continents.
Why Yoxly began.
In her EnSpire Oxford interview, Danae traced Yoxly to frustrations she encountered in hospital work and conversations with friends and family. She wanted better sexual health education and easier access to services. Oxford Seed Fund’s founders book dates the venture’s founding to January 2020.
Finding an audience.
Yoxly grew from at-home STI testing into educational content and an online community. By her May 2024 appearance on The Raise, the episode’s introduction described a community of more than one million people. Her public work includes social media education, medical review of articles and conversations with other healthcare professionals.
Creditschronological, newest first
Podcasts and television
- 2025The Intimacy Inquiry: Breaking BarriersGuest
- 2024The Raise: Lessons from Yoxly’s bridge roundGuest
- 2023Standard Time: STD TimeGuest sex educator
Educational interviews
- 2022Yoxly Face-to-Face: PrEP - Your Common Questions AnsweredHost, interviewing Christiana Funmi Ogunmodede
- 2022Yoxly Face-to-Face: The State of Sexual and Reproductive HealthHost, interviewing Dr Dupe Burgess
Awards
Quotes
I channelled that frustration into motivation.Danae Maragouthakis, EnSpire Oxford
On how frustrations with reactive healthcare helped inspire her to start Yoxly.
Trivia
- Her French bulldog, Benzo, is introduced on her podcast guest profile as Yoxly’s “Chief Happiness Officer”.
- She describes herself as an American who has lived and worked in Oxford since 2015.
- Her LinkedIn profile lists English and Greek as native or bilingual languages.
Find Danae
Find Danae’s sexual health education on Yoxly’s official channels.
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