about temperatures in premenpausal woman.....

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in three of my thyroid books...including Dr. Starrs...it

says..specifically...that woman who are pre-menopausal..their temps

are fluctuating so therefore temps should be taken on the 2nd and 4th

day of the period....so why are we trying to have perfect temps all

month....l always wondered about that...it doesnt say take it all

month and then those 2 days...it simply says take it on those 2

days...and honestly..those are the only 2 days of the month that my

temp is 98.2 and up....all month lm 97.2 and 97.4 and there is no way

lm hypo....my husband is completely healthy...no thyroid problems and

l check his occasionally in the am...he is always no higher than

97.4....for as long as l have known him he has always been envyingly

toasty...he has tons of energy and never has a temp of 97.8 in the

am....so why so much striving for those perfect temps in pre not

perimenopausal woman...read those books and get back to me...cause l

think we are striving for something that isnt gonna be so....now if

you have reached menopause it says take your temp any day...so there

is a difference...this was broda barnes recommendation...even my own

doc told me to take it any day...but lm thinking this is wrong...if

the hormones are all over the place then the temps will be too and if

we are stiving for that sweet spot during the month we are probably

striving for a hyper condition....Val V.

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>>if

the hormones are all over the place then the temps will be too and if

we are stiving for that sweet spot during the month we are probably

striving for a hyper condition....Val V.<<

But if hormones are all over the place you have a serious problem anyway. Once

you have tracked basal temps for several months you will see YOUR individual

pattern especially in relation to the days when it shoudl be normal namely the

days 2-4 of your cycle. As I do nto have cycles and haven't had for 27 years, I

am NOT up on the temp changes during menstrula cycels except they dhsould repeat

month after month to the same patterns and if they do not, ther is aproblem,

usually in thyroid. Sometimes in cortisol. The day to day cahnges or lookign for

stabikity from one day to the next are NOT affected by cycles excepot the ONE

day you ovulate and possibly the ONE day oyu start your period.

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> >>if

> the hormones are all over the place then the temps will be too and if

> we are stiving for that sweet spot during the month we are probably

> striving for a hyper condition....Val V.<<

>

wrote:

> The day to day cahnges or lookign for stabikity from one day to the

next are NOT affected by cycles excepot the ONE day you ovulate and

possibly the ONE day oyu start your period.

>

I would like to respectfully disagree with both statements and caution

everyone to use more than one criteria to determine their sweet spot.

In my experience, a woman's basal AND daily average vary throughout the

month. My basal around ovulation goes down to 97.2, but a couple of

weeks later, it's as high as 98.4 Likewise, daily average around

ovulation is as low as 97.8, but a few weeks later before my period

starts, my daily average is almost 98.9. So if you focused ONLY on

temps, you'd say that I was hypo, and then hyper within the same month

and the same dose of Armour! Which is why you should use other

indicators in CONJUNCTION with the temps. If a woman's daily average

within a full cycle never gets to 98.6 or higher, she's hypo, or her T3

is not getting utilized because of low cortisol. BP in someone with

normal adrenals should always rise on standing, not fall. That would

not vary throughout the month. Your hands and feet should not be cold

only at certain times of the month; they shouldn't be cold at all!

Your mid-back area where the adrenals are shouldn't hurt, that means

you need more HC. And finally, get periodic bloodwork done to see

where your TSH, FT3, and FT4 are.

Just my two cents.

Barb

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>>My basal around ovulation goes down to 97.2, but a couple of

weeks later, it's as high as 98.4 Likewise, daily average around

ovulation is as low as 97.8, but a few weeks later before my period

starts, my daily average is almost 98.9. <<

You missed what I was saying. The DQAY TO DAY averages shoudl still nto

fluctuate THAT much except on ovulation or periods starting a these are major

hormone changing days. But i never had a normal period in my life, but I have

certainly seen menstruating women that were able to use temps to judge hypo and

adrenal status.

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