A 39-year-old member asked:
What is basal body temperature?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Megan Birdanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Early morning temp: The basal body temperature is the temperature your body is at when you first wake up, before you get moving for the day. We use it to check for when your body releases an egg. It can only be measured with a special thermometer which reads temperature at a more accurate scale.
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Dr. Philip Chenetteanswered
Fertility Medicine 39 years experience
Basal Body Temp, BBT: Bbt, basal body temperature, is a woman's temperature at baseline, first thing in the morning, before arising out of bed.
Bbt tends to be low in the first two weeks of the menstrual cycle, then rises just before ovulation, by about half a degree.
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What is basal body temperature and how do you get it?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Foxanswered
Fertility Medicine 35 years experience
First AM Temp: Temp before getting up in the morning. Should be done in bed prior to sitting up. This temperature rises about 1/2 degree after ovulation. Not very accurate and very stressful for patients. If cycles are regular, 28 days then you most likely ovulate mid cycle, and if not, you should seek some help.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
What are the benefits of basal body temperature?
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Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Determines ovulation: Bbt is a cheap way to help determine possible ovulation in lieu of ovulation predictor kits which are expensive.
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Moraga, CA
A 29-year-old female asked:
How do I take my basal body temperature?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Justin Diedrichanswered
Gynecology 15 years experience
See this site: Mayo clinic has a great explanation http://www.Mayoclinic.Org/tests-procedures/basal-body-temperature/basics/definition/prc-20019978.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Can altitude affect basal body temperature?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 30 years experience
Not in: any systematic way. Humans are homeothermic, so we maintain our body temperatures regardless of outside conditions.
3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
CA
A 28-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: basal body temperature?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Neeoo Chinanswered
Fertility Medicine 41 years experience
BBT: Basal body temperature is the taking of the oral temperature first thing in the morning approximately at the same time before even getting out of bed to do anything. Around midcycle or so about 1 to 2 days after ovulation the temperature will rise approximately 0.8 - 1.0° above the baseline. This rise signifies potential ovulation. The actual ovulation usually occurred midway between the rise.
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Last updated Apr 1, 2019
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