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ORIGINAL: brianswife

TEMPING QUESTION!!![sm=icon_smile_boggled.gif]

My temps are dropping below the 96.9 which is the lowest measurement on my chart. Is that ok? Any body else have this happen?

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ORIGINAL: brianswife

TEMPING QUESTION!!![sm=icon_smile_boggled.gif]

My temps are dropping below the 96.9 which is the lowest measurement on my chart. Is that ok? Any body else have this happen?

Thanks!

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ORIGINAL: clag4christ

My temps before I was diagnosed with PCOS were always below 96.9. After I was diagnosed and started my Metformin my temps went up to normal levels.

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Tonight I'm feeling pretty crampy which I'd almost guarantee means we are entirely out for this month

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ORIGINAL: SweetLittleErin

Keep the faith. I called hubby to bring me a tampon the day before I got my positive test. I was 100% SURE I was out. I even cried over it.

Do you have any other symptoms that might signify PCOS?

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ORIGINAL: Mrs.Wifey

I had low temps as well, have PCOS was ovulating[8D]

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ORIGINAL: pumpkin
manda... this is not your temperature that you take when you are up and doing stuff.. this is your basal body temp., and it is taken when you are still in bed, before walking around or even getting up.
97.8* is pretty high for that.

My temp is well below that level during the morning temps, but well above that during the day when I am up and doing stuff. My "average" temp for basal purposes is between probably 96.8 and 97.2 or so. I've had my thyroid tested, and all my other stuff tested, and it all comes back "within normal range" so I don't think it's of concern. =)

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THE BODY TEMPERATURE TEST
There is one simple thing almost anyone can do at home to uncover an underactive thyroid:
Take your own temperature.
The "basal body temperature" test was developed by Broda O. Barnes, M.D.,
Because thyroid hormone is so vital to cellular metabolism, reduced thyroid function often manifests as a drop in body temperature to below the normal level of 98.6*F. Barnes recommended the following procedure:
Immediately upon awakening, and with as little movement as possible, place the thermometer under the tongue or in the rectum.
Leave it there for 10 minutes.
Record the readings on three consecutive days
If the average temperature over the three days is less than 97.8*F, then, according to Barnes, you may have hypothyroidism. Even if you have had a blood test and were told your did not have a low thyroid reading, you might go back and look at the test results again. You may find that your blood levels of thyroid hormones are actually low normal. Many people who are within the so-called "normal" range but below the midpoint could benefit enormously from thyroid supplementation.

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ORIGINAL: ChelseaRae

I have been thinking about this for a while and I guess I will go ahead and ask.

I have been reading this thread and the struggling to conceive thread and praying lots, Sometimes when someone posts when they are especially upset or hurting lots of people post with (()) hugs and little notes of encouragement.

What I'm wondering is if that is encouraging to you, I have wanted to post hugs like that and prayers but I am worried that because I'm not especially close to any one here it wouldn't be appreciated. I guess I think that because I don't know exactly what you are going through I should just stay out but at the same time I want to say I'm praying and hope that that is encouraging...

So I guess my question is do you like it when lots of people post hugs and support, or would you prefer that we just pray and not say anything?

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ORIGINAL: manda59

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ORIGINAL: pumpkin
manda... this is not your temperature that you take when you are up and doing stuff.. this is your basal body temp., and it is taken when you are still in bed, before walking around or even getting up.
97.8* is pretty high for that.

My temp is well below that level during the morning temps, but well above that during the day when I am up and doing stuff. My "average" temp for basal purposes is between probably 96.8 and 97.2 or so. I've had my thyroid tested, and all my other stuff tested, and it all comes back "within normal range" so I don't think it's of concern. =)

pumpkin,

I *am* talking about your basal body temperature.

From HERE (and other sites):

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THE BODY TEMPERATURE TEST
There is one simple thing almost anyone can do at home to uncover an underactive thyroid:
Take your own temperature.
The "basal body temperature" test was developed by Broda O. Barnes, M.D.,
Because thyroid hormone is so vital to cellular metabolism, reduced thyroid function often manifests as a drop in body temperature to below the normal level of 98.6*F. Barnes recommended the following procedure:
Immediately upon awakening, and with as little movement as possible, place the thermometer under the tongue or in the rectum.
Leave it there for 10 minutes.
Record the readings on three consecutive days
If the average temperature over the three days is less than 97.8*F, then, according to Barnes, you may have hypothyroidism. Even if you have had a blood test and were told your did not have a low thyroid reading, you might go back and look at the test results again. You may find that your blood levels of thyroid hormones are actually low normal. Many people who are within the so-called "normal" range but below the midpoint could benefit enormously from thyroid supplementation.

pumpkin, what they call the "normal range" is a source of great controversy amongst many people, including doctors. You see what no-one knows is what is normal for you, and it varies from person to person. That's why symptoms and how the person is feeling need to be taken into account as well. And different doctors work with different "normal ranges" (usually either 0.3-3.0 or 0.5-5.0 for TSH, for example, but even people with a TSH of 2.0 can be symptomatic).

So, I would advise anyone who has been told they are within the normal range to ask for their precise figures and check with other sources to see just how "normal" they are.