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Re: High BBT's...Negative test

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:45:32 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 5 Mar 2001, MDM wrote: >
>I ovulated on January 24th with a thermal shift of 97.7. (My coverline
>is 97.4) Since the shift, my BBT has continued to rise, the last and
>highest being this morning at 98.4. I took a test 8 dpo. It was
>negative. Was it too early to test? I keep thinking I am preg. since
>my temps keep going up. If it was too early, when should I test again?
>Thanks!

Too early! Even the most sensitive test is only + about 50% of the time at 8 dpo. Wait at least 2 and preferably 4 more days, and repeat the test.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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