WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1998: Re: When's the (temp) shift? NEED A QUICK REPLY!

Re: When's the (temp) shift? NEED A QUICK REPLY!

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:30:15 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Diane wrote: >
>How soon, after conception, will one begin to see a rise in their BBT
>chart? Will it be a sudden jump or a gradual rise?

Temps rise after ovulation -- conception is not needed for the temp rise to occur. the rise is usually relatively abrupt, but sometimes it does take 2 days to get where it's going. >
>I'm on the pill and have been having really low BBT readings

why are you doing BBTs if you are on the pill????

(see my >ealier unanswered post, "Some really strange BBT happenings!", for the
>history) lately; I had sex on the 7th day of my cycle, counting from the
>beginning of my pill period. The temps I have are as follows:
>
>day 5--96.9
>day 6--96.9 (took first active pill in new pack)
>day 7--97.0 (ML this day)
>day 8--97.1
>day 9--97.1
>day 10--97.0
>day 11, today--didn't chart, kept a late night worrying about being pg!
>(also overslept by an hour)
>
>Do these charts look like I ovulated and should be concerned? If there
>is something to worry about, when should I see evidence of it--temps or
>otherwise?

After ovulation, temps rise by at least 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit (yours only rose by 0.2), so no, this does not look like ovulation. Besides, if you are on hte pill, even if you ovulated (the pill, BTW, does not always keep ovulation from happening) the other effects of hte pill, especially the effects on cervical mucus, will prevent conception and pregnancy.

Stop worrying -- and stop taking your temps!

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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