Ovulation is getting a turn in the technological market and, for those who have struggled with fertility issues, the combination is a welcome site. Sylvia Kang is the CEO behind Mira, the first FDA and CE registered comprehensive women’s health monitoring platform that claims 99% of accuracy in clinical trials.
Since the early 1990s, the average age of an expectant mother has risen. Between career, finances, and life choices, some are finding that starting a family is better suited for later years. This decision causes those same hopeful-parents to worry of infertility and miscarriage.
That is part of what lead Sylvia to leave behind her corporate job, use her biomedical degree, and give them a product that can take some of the worry and guessing out of their new life journey. Kang created a product that tracks a woman's hormones and fertility cycles.
Behind this new advent is her company, Mira. The products Mira produces track cycles, predict ovulation, monitor fetal health, measure ovarian reserve, and even detect menopause without the need for a doctor's visit. The product can be done within the home and, especially with social distance during COVID, such a creation seems like it would come in handy. Kang and her team told Forbes that they have seen a 31% increase in ovulation testing during the coronavirus year. All the products have been tested in labs and FDA approved for use.
"I'm really passionate about women's health and how to improve women's lifestyle and their career advancement," Kang explained to Forbes. "Our number one goal is to help women to know better about themselves, to control better, to be more healthy and make better decisions in their lives."
Ovulation apps, while perhaps not as decorated as Kang's, do exist in the wild. Clue is one that promises to take the guesswork out of your menstrual cycle. Billed as a period tracker app which uses science and research to dive into a person's unique biology. Manufacturers claim that this app can help plan for pregnancy using an ovulation calculator along with fertility predictions.
Also, sitting at nearly five stars on various app stores is The Ovia app. This particular tracker utilizes a unique algorithm for, what they say, is accurate period and fertile window predictions. The app purports to do so no matter how irregular a woman's cycle may be. They also offer health summaries and statistics, including average cycle length, period length, top symptoms, days of intercourse, and more.
Ultimately, the need for in-home apps that track ovulation and other medical needs will rise. COVID has taught us all that not everything needs to be done in person at an office. The more we can do at home, the better.
Sources: Mira Care, Healthline, Forbes