WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1999: Re: Low BBT and anovulation

Re: Low BBT and anovulation

From: Patti Tessler, FNP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 11:17:57 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 6 Oct 1999, heather wrote: >
>I have a 2 year old and want to have another child.
>I stopped BCP in Feb and since then have had
>very long cycles. I got pregnant in August and
>misscarried at 5 weeks. I hadn't started my
>period again, so my Dr. gave me a progesterone
>shot, which worked and I have started. My question
>is that my BBT have been low. Usually around
>96.5 to 97.2 and are showing no pattern at all.
>I have a family hx of thyroid disease and am wondering
>if I should have my thyroid levels checked. When
>I asked my Obgyn. they seemed to blow me off and
>said it's just your hormones and that I'm trying
>to hard to get pregnant. I don't want to waste time
>at an Endocrinologist if it nothing, but at the same
>time I don't want to just wait again for 50-60 days
>for another period.
>Anybody out there have any suggestions??

In the absence of other symptoms (check the archives under "thyroid" to see a recent response on this topic), thyroid problems are not the most likely cause of low BBTs, but given your family history, investing $100 or so in a TSH level seems reasonable. I would call your GYN and ask again if it's possible to be screened with a TSH. Alternately, your primary care provider should be able to order this test for you, if s/he agrees that it's warranted.

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Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner

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