Mira

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Mira is a data source that enables researchers to access hormone measurements, menstrual cycle data, and participant-reported daily logs collected through Mira devices This section explains how Mira integrates with Avicenna, making it easier for researchers to understand and use participants’ health data.

Supported Mira Metrics in Avicenna

All metrics include the common data fields, along with the fields specific to each metric.

Mira Cycle

Provides menstrual cycle information. It is internally stored as mira_cycle, and includes the following fields:

  • Cycle Length: Length of the cycle, in days. Internally stored as cycle_length.
  • Period Start: Start date of menstruation. Internally stored as period_start.
  • Period End: End date of menstruation. Internally stored as period_end.
  • Fertile Window Start: Estimated start of the fertile window. Internally stored as fertile_window_start.
  • Fertile Window End: Estimated end of the fertile window. Internally stored as fertile_window_end.
  • Ovulation Date: Estimated ovulation date. Internally stored as ovulation.
  • Current Phase: Descriptive phase label. Internally stored as current_phase. Possible values include:
    • Menstrual Phase
    • Follicular Phase
    • Ovulatory Phase
    • Luteal Phase
  • Phase Start Date: Start date of the current phase. Internally stored as phase_start_date.
  • Current Cycle Day: Human-readable cycle day (e.g., Day 10). Internally stored as current_cycle_day.

Mira Hormone

Provides hormone test results. It is internally stored as mira_hormone, and includes the following fields:

  • LH: Luteinizing hormone, in milli-international units per milliliter (mIU/mL). Internally stored as lh.
  • E3G: Estrone-3-glucuronide, in nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). Internally stored as e3g.
  • PdG: Pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, in micrograms per milliliter (µg/mL). Internally stored as pdg.
  • hCG: Human chorionic gonadotropin, in milli-international units per milliliter (mIU/mL). Internally stored as hcg.
  • FSH: Follicle-stimulating hormone, in milli-international units per milliliter (mIU/mL). Internally stored as fsh.

[!note]
Not all hormone fields are present in every record.

Mira Daily Log

Provides participant-reported daily data. It is internally stored as mira_daily_log, and includes the following fields:

  • Date: Calendar date of the log. Internally stored as date.
  • Symptoms: List of symptoms with optional severity levels. Internally stored as symptoms[] { value, level }. Possible values include:
    • Value: Cramps, Headache, Bloating, Breast tenderness, Fatigue, Acne, Nausea
    • Level: Mild, Moderate, Severe
  • Skin: Skin descriptors. Internally stored as skin. Possible values include:
    • Dry
    • Oily
    • Glowing
    • Breakouts
  • Mood: Mood descriptors. Internally stored as mood. Possible values include:
    • Happy
    • Calm
    • Irritable
    • Anxious
    • Sad
    • Energetic
  • Sex: Sexual activity type. Internally stored as sex. Possible values include:
    • Unprotected
    • Protected
    • None
  • Sex Drive: Libido level. Internally stored as sex_drive.
  • Notes: Free-text notes. Internally stored as notes.
  • Spotting / Flow: Bleeding or spotting details. Internally stored as spotting, flow_spotting.
  • OPK Result: Ovulation test result. Internally stored as opk.
  • Pregnancy Test Result: Pregnancy test result. Internally stored as pregnancy_test.
  • Medications: List of medications. Internally stored as medications[] { name, unit, value }.
  • Cervical Mucus: Description and volume. Internally stored as cervical_mucous { description, volume }. Possible values include:
    • Description: Sticky, Creamy, Watery, Egg White, None
    • Volume: Low, Medium, High
  • Cervical Position: Physical characteristics. Internally stored as cervical_position { height, openness, texture }. Possible values include:
    • Height: Low, Medium, High
    • Openness: Closed, Slightly Open, Open
    • Texture: Firm, Medium, Soft
  • Weight: Body weight, in kilograms (kg) or pounds (lb). Internally stored as weight.
  • Glucose Control: High-level glucose control status. Internally stored as glucose_control.

Data Collection Behavior

Mira devices and the Mira app collect hormone measurements, menstrual cycle information, and daily logs directly from participants. Data is first synced from the participant’s Mira device to their Mira account (via the Mira app). Avicenna never connects to the physical device; instead, it integrates with Mira’s cloud servers.
Avicenna periodically checks Mira’s servers for new or updated records and imports them automatically. New hormone tests, cycle updates, and daily logs become visible in Avicenna after the participant has:

  1. Used their Mira device and/or logged information in the Mira app, and
  2. Successfully synced the Mira app with Mira’s servers.

[!note]
Because Avicenna depends on Mira’s sync behavior and the participant’s connectivity, there can be short delays between when a participant performs a test or logs an entry in Mira and when that record appears in Avicenna.

Adding Mira As a Data Source

See Adding Data Sources.

Monitoring and Exporting Mira Data

You can monitor and export Hexoskin data using either the Data Export page or Kibana.