Breaking down barriers to reproductive healthcare

Title : Breaking down barriers to reproductive healthcare

Abstract:

This presentation will detail why affordability and inclusivity should be the foundations for gynecological healthcare solutions and meet real-world needs. Systemic barriers, such as high costs, lack of insurance coverage for fertility treatments, and cultural stigma around infertility, prevent many individuals and couples from seeking help. These barriers disproportionately affect low-income and minority populations.

PherDal focused on creating a solution that:
? Is easy to use and sterile, can be sent home with patients from the clinic and reimbursed.
? Maintains an affordable price point, removing financial barriers.
? Emphasizes education, helping users understand their fertility and empowering them to act.

PherDal’s accessibility has sparked conversations about the need for more inclusive fertility care. Anecdotal evidence from users underscores its role in providing hope and opportunity where traditional options were out of reach. By offering an alternative, PherDal challenges the narrative that fertility solutions must be expensive and inaccessible.

Biography:

Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche is the founder and CEO of PherDal Fertility Science – the startup behind the only FDA-cleared, sterile, at-home insemination kit. In 2017, Dr. Hintzsche was diagnosed with unexplained infertility. Rather than accepting expensive fertility treatment solutions for an unknown problem, Jenn dove deep into the scientific literature. Using her background as a Ph.D. in bioinformatics and researcher in cancer genomics, she invented the PherDal Kit, which helped her and her husband conceive their first child shortly after. In December 2023, the PherDal Kit became the first and only sterile, FDA-cleared, over-the-counter at-home insemination kit.