A member asked:

Throughout my life, my body temperature has been about 96.6. what does it mean that my temp is significantly outside of normal ranges?

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Dr. Irving Harper answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not much usually.: Hypothyroidism can be the cause of low body temp. If that is not your problem, many people normally run a low temp. 98.6 is just the median range for a normal temp, many people are above and below that.

Answered 3/17/2020

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