Fezolinetant making waves for VMS

Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary OB/GYN website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.

In this episode of Pap Talk, Contemporary OB/GYN® Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Jessica Shim, MD, an attending at in the Division of Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss Myfembree (relugolix, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate tablets; Myovant Sciences, Pfizer) and its possible approval in May 2022.

Weak handgrip strength may predict diabetes risk in postmenopausal women, highlighting the importance of muscle strength in diabetes prevention.

In this episode of Pap Talk, Contemporary OB/GYN® sat down with Maneesh Jain, CEO of Mirvie, and Michal Elovitz, MD, chief medical advisor at Mirvie, a new RNA platform that is able to predict pregnancy complications by revealing the biology of each pregnancy. They discussed recently published data regarding the platform's ability to predict preeclampsia and preterm birth.

Advances in reproductive technology are making pregnancies over the age of 50 years possible, but they come with unique challenges, requiring tailored prenatal and postpartum care.

In a recent study, an inverse relationship was discovered between anti-Müllerian hormone levels and early menopause, highlighting the need to develop interventions for fertility preservation based on genetics.