A fertility tracker based in saliva has received regulatory admission to use as a contraceptive in Europe.
The startup based on the Berlin-based startup is followed by the test device for the Tel-Home-Als “Minilab”, which is designated to be a hormone that plays a key role in regulating the menstrual cycle. It is shown as a non-invasive alternative to hormonal birth control methods such as the pill-and early tests have shown promising results.
A one -year clinical study with 300 women over 1,500 cycles showed that Innes Fertility Tracker is 100% effective with perfect use and is effective for typical use. This is similar to the progesterone pill (99% and 92%) and far more effective than condoms (98% or 82%) in accordance with the statistics from the NHS. However, it is worth noting that these forms of contraceptives have been examined for decades, while Innere sample was small and the study was not checked by experts.
Minilab has been available as a fertility tracker for years to help women help. Only now has it received an official approval for sale as a medical contraceptive device after the British standards institution – one of the most important supervisory authorities for medical devices in Europe – has been checked.
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Eirini Rapti, founder and CEO from INNE, TNW said in an interview that technology helps women Avoid the potential Side effects Combined with hormonal contraceptives such as antibabopics or IUP implants.
“As soon as you are out of the pill, the first thing to do is to understand your body – how you feel, how you react,” said Rapti. “You stop experiencing things like weight gain, migraines and low libido. And suddenly you see that women really get alive and think: 'Oh, so I actually feel.”
Inne is one of several technical -based contraceptive apps and devices that have been created in recent years and are due to the demand for hormone -free options for the pill or iup.
Period tracking apps like Flo help women to track their fertility windows based on data from their previous cycles. Others, such as B. natural cycles go one step further by determining where you are in your cycle, based on the daily measurement of the temperature.
According to Rapti, saliva is more reliable than these two methods because it is based on clearer biological data.
“Period and temperature trackers rely on patterns or symptoms, but her body is not always predictable,” she said.
“The temperature can fluctuate for many other reasons, e.g. if you are sick or go through perimenopause,” Rapti continued. “Annight looks at what actually happens with their hormones, day by day – it is only more precise.”
Inne technology uses a lateral river strip that resembles those in Covid-19 or pregnancy tests. Users place a small amount of saliva on the strip, which contains antibodies that bind to progesterone hormones. The strip is then inserted into a matchbox reading readers, which takes up photos of the strip for over 10 minutes and analyzes how hormone particles move and develop over the strip.
The reader processes these photos using biochemical and image processing techniques to determine the hormone intensity, which is then synchronized with an accompanying mobile app. From there, users can track their hormonal fluctuations during their menstrual cycle and receive insights into fertility, potential contraception and general hormonal health.
After the official approval, the birth control from Inval can now be bought in Germany and Austria, whereby the plans for the expansion of the United Kingdom are available later this year.
The Minilab is only available for subscription. The prices start at €24 per month if you pay for a two -year subscription in advance. The device recently received the reporting of Germany's largest public health insurer, and plans to extend more providers for other providers in the future.
Ultimately, Rapti wants to carry out a slightly available option for women everywhere. “It won't be the first choice of all, but we believe that it is a really good alternative with which women can take control of their bodies and their health.”
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