The value of basal temperature in the early stages of pregnancy is of great diagnostic importance. The measurement of this indicator is especially important for those women who previously faced the problem of miscarriage or a stiffened pregnancy, or at the moment their pregnancy is at risk.
After the first trimester, the basal temperature index loses its significance.
Normally, the basal temperature during pregnancy should be 37.1-37.3ยบ, sometimes it can rise to 38, but no more. Therefore basal temperature at pregnancy 36, 36,6 and up to 36,9 is not an indicator of norm or rate and should guard a woman.
A decrease in basal temperature during pregnancy may indicate a risk of abortion. If the basal temperature during pregnancy suddenly fell, then in this case it is necessary to go to a consultation with a doctor, especially if the lowering of the basal temperature during pregnancy is accompanied by pain, not passing tonus of the uterus or bloody discharge.
Causes of lowering basal temperature
Basal temperature in a pregnant woman is reduced in the event that the body reduces the production of the hormone progesterone. To establish whether hormones actually caused a drop in temperature, it is necessary to perform a blood test. When the diagnosis is confirmed, the woman is given appropriate medicines containing progesterone.
Reducing basal temperature is not an obvious sign that a woman will have a miscarriage. Low basal temperature during pregnancy only indirectly indicates the possibility of abortion. The beginning of the miscarriage is indicated only by bleeding and an increase in the basal temperature.
Pregnancy can also occur at a low basal temperature. If a woman feels well, the fetus develops normally, then do not worry because of low basal temperature values. Perhaps this is just an individual feature of the body.