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Basal Body Temperature
Chart
How to
Keep a Basal Body Temperature Chart
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here to download blank forms for your use
and to see a sample basal body temperature chart.
1. Insert the date of the first day of your period in the first box of the
Date row.
2. Each morning, upon waking, but before you get out of bed, place the
thermometer under your tongue for at least 2 minutes. Do this every morning,
even during your period. Be sure not to eat, drink, smoke or brush your
teeth before taking your temperature.
3. Accurately record your temperature reading on the graph by placing a dot
in the proper location. Indicate days of intercourse by an X in the space
provided.
4. The first day of your period is considered the starting day of each
cycle. Indicate days you bleed in the space provided.
5. Any obvious reasons for temperature variation such as cold, infections,
insomnia, indigestion, etc, should be noted on the graph above the reading
for that day.
6. Ovulation may be accompanied in some women by a twinge of pain in the
lower abdomen or an increase in vaginal discharge (clear, slimy discharge).
If you notice this, indicate where this occurred on the graph.
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