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If a woman has a temperature at the time of ovulation does it decrease her chance of getting pregnant.?

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Maybe: Only if the illness caused a fluctuation enough to delay the ovulation. It is possible also that the increase in temperature night be hostile to the sperm, and that could also decrease the chances.

Answered 1/23/2015

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Unknown: Our experience alone with ivf shows a very low pregnancy rate in patients with fever during the follicular or egg development phase of the cycle. Probably natures way of protecting the species.

Answered 9/28/2016

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