A Cedar Rapids couple credits a new device with helping them get pregnant after battling infertility for more than a year and a half. KCRG reports that the couple say a sterile intracervical insemination device called PherDal has become the difference maker for them, and it costs just around a hundred dollars. PherDal is an ICI device that is not yet on the market, but its proof-of-concept kits are sold out in less than 90 days. This is one of those kits that Kevin and Tessa Mills have been trying out from the comfort of their Cedar Rapids home. They now have a 2 month old daughter named Harper. “We had passed all the tests known to man and I knew we probably just needed a little help getting the sperm to the egg,” Tessa said. The couple started discussing fertility. options after being unable to conceive. “I really wasn’t interested in doing, you know, IUI or IVF. Those are very expensive options, they’re pretty invasive,” Tessa explained. She came across PherDal, an HERE device. that she could try from home as part of the company’s proof of concept. The kit is only $99. PherDal was founded by Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche, who created it with the help of her husband, who is an engineer. The two had their own battles with infertility before having their daughter three years ago, the first official PherDal baby. “When we sold our proof-of-concept kits, I realized we were obviously onto something, because other people got pregnant,” Dr. Hintzsche said. After just one cycle of PherDal, the Mills were pregnant. e test and I thought, ‘Is that two lines?’ “, Tessa said. “I immediately faced her and was like ‘oh my God’, screaming and crying with her,” Hintzsche said. Their hope is to get PherDal on the market to help more families to grow.”Working with the FDA, we hope to be FDA cleared and have our patented device ready to hit the market in 2023,” Hintzsche said. For the Mills, it helped a dream come true. “We’re thrilled to be parents and really grateful to have him,” Tessa said.
A Cedar Rapids couple credits a new device with helping them get pregnant after battling infertility for more than a year and a half.
KCRG reports that the couple say a sterile intracervical insemination device called PherDal has become the difference maker for them, and it costs just around a hundred dollars.
PherDal is an ICI device that is not yet on the market, but its proof-of-concept kits sold out in less than 90 days. This is one of those kits that Kevin and Tessa Mills have been trying out from the comfort of their Cedar Rapids home. They now have a 2 month old daughter named Harper.
“We had passed all the tests known to man and I knew we probably just needed a little help getting the sperm into the egg,” Tessa said.
The couple began discussing fertility options after they were unable to conceive.
“I really wasn’t interested in doing, you know, IUI or IVF. They’re very expensive options, they’re pretty invasive,” Tessa explained.
She came across PherDal, an HERE device she could try from home as part of the company’s proof of concept. The kit is only $99. PherDal was founded by Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche, who created it with the help of her husband, who is an engineer. The two had their own struggles with infertility before having their daughter three years ago, the first official PherDal baby.
“When we sold our proof-of-concept kits, I realized we were obviously onto something, because other people got pregnant,” Dr. Hintzsche said.
After just one cycle of PherDal, the Mills were pregnant.
“I looked at the test and thought, ‘is that two lines?'” Tessa said.
“I immediately FaceTimed her and was like ‘oh my God,’ screaming and crying with her,” Hintzsche said.
Their hope is to bring PherDal to market to help more families grow.
“By working with the FDA, we hope to be FDA cleared and have our patented device ready for market in 2023,” Hintzsche said.
For the Mills, it helped a dream come true.
“We’re thrilled to be parents and really grateful to have him,” Tessa said.
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