basal body temperature (bbt) p. 102 ---did you brush your teeth this morning? was it hard to make...
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Basal Body Temperature (BBT) p. 102
---Did you brush your teeth this morning? Was it hard to make yourself brush your teeth?---BBT is easy!---You do need a BBT thermometer ($10)
Day 1
98.1
Day 2
98.0
Day 3
98.0
Day 4
97.9
Day 5
98.0
Day 6
97.9
Day 7
97.7
Day 8
97.8
Day 9
97.8
Day 10
97.7
Day 11
97.8
Day 12
97.8
Day 13
97.9
Day 14
97.8
Day 15
97.7
Day 16
97.8
Day 17
97.8
Day 18
97.4
Day 19
97.5
Day 20
97.6
Day 21
98.1
Day 22
98.0
Day 23
98.1
Day 24
98.1
Day 25
98.0
Day 26
97.9
Day 27
98.0
Day 28
98.1
Normally
• 3-7 days (varying from woman to woman, and consistent for a particular woman
• about 35 ml of blood lost total• most of which is lost in the first 3 days
Abnormalities• Amenorrhea: Absence of menses for 6 months or
absence of menstrual cycle for three cycles • Menorrhagia: Heavier and increased amount of flow
occurring at regular intervals or loss of >80 mL of blood • Metrorrhagia: Irregular episodes of bleeding • Menometrorrhagia: Longer duration of flow occurring
at unpredictable intervals • Oligomenorrhea: Cycle length >35 days • Polymenorrhea: Cycle length >21 days • Postmenopausal bleeding: Bleeding that occurs more
than 12 months after the last menstrual cycle
Cervical Mucus(general description)
• Days 1-5: Menstruation occurs.• Days 6-9: Vagina is dry with little to no mucus.• Days 10-12: Sticky, thick mucus appears, gradually
becoming less thick and more white.• Days 13-15: Mucus becomes thin, slippery, stretchy,
and clear, similar to the consistency of egg whites. This is the most fertile stage.
• Days 16-21: Mucus becomes sticky and thick again.• Days 22-28: Vagina becomes dry.