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What is basal body temperature?
Your basal body temperature is your temperature at resting state,
upon waking in the morning. To get the most accurate reading of
your digital basal thermometer, you must use a digital basal thermometer
immediately upon waking, before getting out up.
Are digital basal thermometer better than other thermometers?
Digital basal thermometers are safer than the glass and mercury
counterpart, and they are more accurate than their regular medical
counterparts. You likely already have a thermometer in your home
to judge whether or not you have a fever. This thermometer judges
your temperature by 2/10ths of a degree. In other words, it would
show your temperature as 100.2, 100.4, or 100.6, etc.
A digital basal thermometer, on the other hand, is much more accurate.
It will tell you your temperature to the tenth degree – 100.1,100.2,100.3,
etc. This accuracy is important when you are trying to measure the
minute changes in your basal body temperature.
Why do people use digital basal thermometers, and who uses them?
Digital basal thermometers are most commonly used by women wanting
to get pregnant. This is because temperature normally rises after
ovulation. Once a woman knows when she usually ovulates, she can
better plan when it is the best time to try for a baby.
Other persons who may want to check their basal body temperature
are those who believe they may have a problem with their thyroid.
A low basal body temperature (below 97.6 degrees Fahrenheit) indicates
the possibility of hypothyroidism.
How do people use digital basal thermometers?
People use digital basal thermometers as they would regularly –
they can be used orally, rectally, in the armpit, or even in the
vagina. It is important, though, to continually use it in the same
place (as well as at the same time – for best results).
Just taking one reading on a digital basal thermometer, or even
readings every day for the course of a month is not enough to make
using a digital basal thermometer effective. If you are checking
for hypothyroidism, you must chart your temperature for at least
a 3 months. If you are checking for ovulation, you want to chart
not just your temperature, but your periods, discharge, and moods.
And you want to continually use your digital basal thermometer to
take your temperature until you notice a set pattern – after
all, you can note when you are ovulating because of your high temperature,
but you generally want to try to make a baby before ovulation
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