MFB FERTILITY INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF193-CSO1
MFB FERTILITY INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $48,985
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF193-CSO1
- Solicitation
- DoD SBIR X19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2019-12-12 → 2020-12-12
Description
Infertility affects 11% of US couples, however, recent studies show that infertility rates are 3 times higher for military couples at over 30%, with couples claiming their military service puts them at higher risk (due to chemical exposure, ill-fitting body armor, contaminated water, or other pollutants). However, only a single Air Force medical center covers infertility treatments, leaving thousands of airman in need of fertility care. By creating a rapid progesterone test kit, Proov, women can remotely monitor their hormones, diagnose hormonal imbalances that cause infertility, and seek medical help sooner. This care can lead couples away from costly and lengthy IVF (in vitro fertilization) treatments to more low cost and quicker treatments that can be done remotely. Increasing fertility coverage and resources also leads to better work-life balance within the Air Force, which will lead to both higher recruitment and retention rates.