BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE TESTING
1)SHAKE DOWN A BASAL THERMOMETER THE NIGHT BEFORE AND PLACE AT YOUR BEDSIDE OR USE A DIGITAL BASAL THERMOMETER
2) UPON AWAKENING, PLACE THE THERMOMETER SNUGLY IN YOUR ARMPIT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES AND RECORD YOUR TEMPERATURE FOR 5 DAYS IN A ROW.
3) FOR WOMEN WHO ARE MENSTRUATING, THE TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE TAKEN STARTING ON THE SECOND DAY OF MENSTRUATION. THIS IS THE BEST TIME IN A WOMAN'S MENSTRUAL CYCLE TO GET AN ACCURATE BASAL TEMPERATURE. FOR MEN AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE TAKEN.
4) IF YOUR THYROID FUNCTION IS NORMAL, YOUR TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 97.8-98.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A TEMPERATURE BELOW THIS MAY INDICATE A HYPOTHRYOID STATE.
5) YOU CAN ALSO CHECK ORAL OR RECTAL TEMPERATURES. NORMAL ORAL/RECTAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 98.8-99.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
2) UPON AWAKENING, PLACE THE THERMOMETER SNUGLY IN YOUR ARMPIT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES AND RECORD YOUR TEMPERATURE FOR 5 DAYS IN A ROW.
3) FOR WOMEN WHO ARE MENSTRUATING, THE TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE TAKEN STARTING ON THE SECOND DAY OF MENSTRUATION. THIS IS THE BEST TIME IN A WOMAN'S MENSTRUAL CYCLE TO GET AN ACCURATE BASAL TEMPERATURE. FOR MEN AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE TAKEN.
4) IF YOUR THYROID FUNCTION IS NORMAL, YOUR TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 97.8-98.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A TEMPERATURE BELOW THIS MAY INDICATE A HYPOTHRYOID STATE.
5) YOU CAN ALSO CHECK ORAL OR RECTAL TEMPERATURES. NORMAL ORAL/RECTAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 98.8-99.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
