Empowering Women to Restore Their Pelvic Health

Once again, Rachel and Dr. Dweck are hosting a conversation that brings to light a topic little discussed but pervasive in the world of women’s health. Their guest on this episode of Busine$$ of the V, Tracy MacNeal, explains why dilators have an important role to play for a huge number of women who are suffering – usually undiagnosed – with pelvic floor-related issues. President and CEO at Materna Health, she shares the ins and outs (so to speak) of the products they have on the market and in development to treat and prevent pelvic floor issues.

Materna Medical is a novel OBGYN platform company, defining a $6B market in the most common pelvic conditions women face. Their first product, Milli, is a vaginal trainer (known as a “dilator”) with adjustable, incremental sizing for women who are trying to achieve intimate health. Their second product, Materna Prep, is currently in clinical trials and having tremendous success protecting mothers in labor from pelvic muscle injuries during childbirth. It doesn’t hurt that early indications also suggest that this device, for use in-hospital, also shortens the length of delivery and could help reduce unwanted C-sections.

A huge percentage of women suffer near-term pelvic injury during childbirth that leaves them with long-lasting consequences such as incontinence and prolapse. Tracy and her hosts also highlight the difficulty women have in getting diagnosed correctly (while more than 80% of sufferers don’t seek help at all). Education is key to helping patients self-identify often overlooked, little-known conditions like vaginismus. Their guest is a medtech dynamo who is combining her expertise as a medical device engineer with scientific rigor and marketing savvy. Materna Medical is a company you’ll want to watch!

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