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Re: 2nd request--BBT as Test???

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 17 May 1998 19:10:03 -0500 (CDT)


At Sun, 17 May 1998, Kim wrote: >
>I have heard that you can take your BBT as a "test" for pregnancy--if it
>is not at or above 98
>degrees, you are probably not, and this method is used in women who,
>say, miss a period on the pill
>but have taken all their pills correctly. Is this true? Taken mine for
>a week in a row, all temps are
>97.3--97.5....

It all depends on what your temps usually are -- it's teh relative rise from preovulation baseline that's important, not an absolute number. If you period is late, do a home preg test.

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

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