I’m just going to say it: it’s not 1860 anymore and women shouldn’t have to settle for dirty, unsterilized products going into the most intimate parts of their bodies because manufacturers prioritize revenue over responsible standards.
Especially when it comes to creating a child.
Intracervical insemination (ICI) kits are empowering hopeful parents everywhere with at-home fertility options that make financial sense and preserve their privacy and dignity. However, even though all insemination kits are legally required to be FDA-cleared, all but one of them are completely unsterilized when they arrive on your doorstep. That means they’re potentially covered in factory dust, crawling with harmful microbes, and exposed to dangerous chemicals that can upset your chances of success… and even make you sick in the process.
A woman’s health and wellness is not a marketing decision—it’s a basic obligation that every responsible ICI manufacturer bears and it’s well within their power to deliver today. That’s why PherDal is proud to be the first and only at-home conception kit that delivers 100% guaranteed sterility and FDA clearance.
Does it cost us a little more? Yes it does. And you’re worth it.
As a scientist, who taught microbiology for 12 years, I understand the importance of sterility as a component of medical devices. And as the first successful user of the PherDal kit I created to overcome my unexplained fertility, I know exactly how much is riding on it. Here’s why 100% sterility should be a non-negotiable part of any conception kit that finds its way into your hands.
What Exactly Does “Sterile” Mean?
When I say “sterile,” I mean disinfected, pathogen-free, medical-grade clean in the exact same sense you expect from operating rooms or laboratories. It might seem like a lot of fuss to hold every kit to this standard if it’s not required by law—after all, if the FDA isn’t requiring it, does it matter?
Well, the FDA didn’t exist in the 1800s and surgeries still happened anyway, but the high infection rates and poor outcomes speak for themselves. Sterile medical devices have been a bare minimum standard of medicine for over 70 years, and that doesn’t change just because the modern world can deliver them to your home.
On top of that, sterility in a conception kit goes a long way toward upping your odds of getting pregnant, especially when bacterial changes in the vagina are a leading cause of unexplained infertility. Sterile tools are essential for maintaining the healthiest and most successful environment for your body’s natural processes. After all, you would never want a doctor to use a medical device that they just used on the last patient—so why accept that at home?
If you put in all that work doing ovulation tracking and preparing for success, the last thing you need is a kit that adds all sorts of variables to the equation. No doctor would ever re-use an IUI syringe, and no intracervical insemination kit (ICI) should be reused either!
Ideally, you’ll want to use the cleanest possible intracervical applicator and collection cup (read: sterile is the most basic requirement) to deposit a sperm sample at the entrance of the cervix that stays completely neutral with your body’s chemistry. You never know what could make the difference—especially if you’ve received an “unexplained infertility” diagnosis—and it’s best to opt for a kit that gives you every advantage. Plus, the vaginal microbiome plays an increasingly important role in fertility as we age, making 100% sterility in a kit all the more necessary.
A conception kit with guaranteed sterility tells you that you’re using a genuinely safe and science-backed infertility intervention to improve your chances of having a baby without sacrificing your health to do so.
The Microbiome’s Role in Protecting Your Body
Imagine a countertop covered in glitter. Each little speck represents one bacteria, and when you touch it with a fingertip, glitter sticks to your finger and will spread to anything you touch. Next thing you know you’re finding glitter in your shower and laundry from days before. That’s how we should think about the contents of an ICI kit—unless they’re 100% guaranteed sterile, they’re covered in glittering bacteria that could stay inside of you!
A sterile kit ensures that nothing external or unwelcome will affect your reproductive tract. This degree of sanitization minimizes your exposure to bacteria that could complicate or even contaminate insemination. Now picture a kit that’s produced on a factory assembly line with dust, dirt, and who knows what else flying around—and then all of that debris winds up going into the most sensitive place on your body!
The fact is, the introduction of even a few unwanted microbes during an unsterile self-insemination could throw everything out of balance. As humans, we already host millions of microorganisms per square inch that are choreographed to work together in perfect harmony, so bringing foreign germs into the mix isn’t the best idea. We want our bodies to do what they do best with a minimum of unknowns, and these kits should match that energy while maintaining a user-friendly design.
Whether it’s an unexplained infertility diagnosis or another obstacle that brought you to the world of conception kits, you should feel secure and cared for in your infertility journey. One of the most important benefits of a sterile kit is reassurance, where you won’t have to worry about cleanliness and can instead focus on simply using your kit. Your health and wellness depend on how reliably clean these tools are, which is why a certified sterile conception kit is so critical to the success rate of artificial insemination when trying to get pregnant.
It’s also particularly helpful for people dealing with male factor infertility since a lower sperm count and/or slower motility rate further jeopardizes the success of that semen sample. With a kit that’s completely sterile, you’re able to protect the sperm in its quest to fertilize an egg. And there’s only one guaranteed sterile kit available: PherDal’s intracervical insemination kit.
Get Lab-Level Sterility with PherDal
Although sterility in an insemination kit might not have been a sticking point of yours before, it’s a worthwhile prerequisite to search for in the kit you use. As a PhD in biology and PherDal’s first mom, I’m proud to be an advocate for our 100% sterile conception kit. I’d never give you anything less than what I would put in my own body.
Unfortunately, there are many inferior kits to choose from today, some of which even meet those FDA clearance basic standards but simply mimic natural intercourse. PherDal is the only 100% guaranteed sterile kit among them that deposits sperm just one inch lower than in-clinic IUI. We even hold two utility patents as the only sterile insemination kit, so when combined with our FDA clearance, you know our kit can reliably deliver on our promise.
From the facility it’s made in, to the materials themselves, to the packing and shipping—your kit needs to be 100% sterile, and PherDal’s ICI kit is the only one that proves it can go from being manufactured in the US to delivered at your doorstep while maintaining our clinical and patented sterility. We stand apart by following the most stringent guidelines to deliver you the absolute safest and most effective self-insemination experience.
With PherDal, you’ll have the highest quality kit to maximize your fertility goals. It could be the difference between another disappointing test result and that long-awaited positive pregnancy test. Check out what our sterile intracervical insemination kit can do to help you conceive!
