YJBM Science News 30: Reproductive Health and Immunology

In this week’s installment of YJBM Science News, Majo and Roxanna discuss recent Yale-affiliated research about contraceptives, fertility, and immunology! Can our genetic variants help us predict which birth control method would be the most effective? What can the gut microbiome tell us about the immune systems of multiple sclerosis patients before and after undergoing immunotherapy treatment? Join us as we explore not only the answers to these questions, but also as we learn more about the trials and tribulations of data generation! Papers featured in this episode: “Pharmacogenomics of the Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant: A Genome-Wide Association Study of Steady-State Etonogestrel Concentrations” – “Allosteric inhibition of the IZUMO1–JUNO fertilization complex by the naturally occurring antisperm antibody OBF13” – “A single-cell atlas of circulating immune cells over the first 2 months of age in extremely premature infants” – “Alterations in Gut Microbiome-Host Relationships After Immune Perturbation in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis” – Read more about YJBM at:

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YJBM Science News 30: Reproductive Health and Immunology is an episode from Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine by Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine.

This episode is 22:28 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2025.

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