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Assisted Conception - Affordable Infertility Treatments
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The Tyler Medical Clinic Assisted Conception - Affordable Infertility Treatments
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Basal body temperature provides indirect evidence of ovulation using basal temperature measurements. The temperature is taken orally with a special thermometer immediately upon awakening and before any activity. It is then recorded on a special graph called a temperature chart that enables visualization of temperature shifts. The temperature will frequently go down to its lowest point 1-2 days prior to ovulation and then rise and remain elevated until a couple of days before impending menstruation. The information provided by temperature taking is useful, but not definitely conclusive. Its value is in providing continuous daily information without a need for physical examinations, ultrasonographic studies or hormonal testing. It is very important to take the temperatures carefully and daily. Sometimes the temperature and temperature shifts are not as expected and not typical. In those patients, additional studies are necessary to confirm or rule out improper function of the ovary. It should be remembered that even patients with usual and fairly typical shifts in basal body temperature still might not have their ovary release the egg, which is necessary for a diagnosis of ovulation. These frequently belong in the category of luteinized unruptured follicle (LUF) syndrome.
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