Many women, especially those who can not conceive for a long time, long to learn about the pregnancy that has probably come. And wait a whole month after conception to make a test, just unbearable. What can you advise in this case? A fairly accurate and demonstrative method is the determination of pregnancy at basal temperature.
How correctly to measure basal temperature?
For measurement, an ordinary medical thermometer is used. It must be injected into the rectum to a depth of about 2-5 cm. This should be done in the morning, immediately after sleep, without getting out of bed.
How on a temperature to define or determine pregnancy?
If the basal temperature is kept at a level above 37 ° C for two or more weeks after ovulation, then it can be said with high probability that the pregnancy has come.
Sometimes the basal temperature in pregnant women gives an extra jump up after the second phase of the menstrual cycle and the basal temperature chart becomes three-phase.
In the normal course of pregnancy, the basal temperature remains elevated to 37.1-37.3 ° C for 12-14 weeks, that is, almost 4 months of pregnancy. The change in basal temperature during pregnancy in the lower side indicates a violation of the normal hormonal background and the existence of a threat of miscarriage or stopping the development of the fetus.
The danger is also an excessive increase in basal temperature during pregnancy to a mark above 37.8 ° C. This temperature is a signal that there is an inflammatory process or infection in the body. And with prolonged preservation of the temperature above 38 degrees, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, severe fetal health disorders can occur.
Any uncharacteristic changes in basal temperature to a smaller or larger side require a woman to immediately seek help from a specialist.