fertility awareness

Basal Body Temperature Themometer

If you are interested in learning more about natural family planning, you may have heard about basal body temperature. Therefore, if you plan to use this method, you need to take your temperature immediately before you jump out of bed in the morning.

Keeping track of your basal body temperature is a fairly easy and inexpensive way of predicting when you will ovulate. You can use your best prediction if you are trying to get pregnant or if you are trying to avoid pregnancy. The first step is to purchase a special basal body temperature thermometer. This thermometer measures to a tenth of a degree, so it is more accurate than a standard thermometer. Your body temperature changes with your hormone fluctuations after you ovulate. The changes are very slight and need to be monitored closely, every day for several months.

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