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Time relationships between basal body temperature and ovulation or plasma progestins

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de Mouzon, Jacques, Testart, Jacques, Lefevre, Brigitte, Pouly, Jean-Luc, Frydman, René·1984·Fertility and Sterility
DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47600-4
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The basal body temperature (BBT) curve and the estimated time of ovulation, defined by the onset of gonadotropin preovulatory discharge, were analyzed in 38 spontaneous cycles. The BBT nadir was usually located at the beginning of the luteinizing hormone surge, and the first high point was 8 hours after ovulation, which was itself usually at the time when the temperature passed 37 degrees C. This temperature rise was related to the increases in plasma progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone with 24 to 36 hours' delay. The BBT was found to be an unreliable technique for precise ovulation timing but would be of use if the clinical precision required for the diagnosis of ovulation were less.

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  • In a clinical study the FHP was observed in most cycles during the 12 h following ovulation.

    “In a clinical study43 the FHP was observed in most cycles during the 12 h following ovulation.”

    From Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles (2019) · cites this paper as [43]

  • Resting-state basal core body temperature is 0.3°C to 0.7°C higher in the luteal phase than in the follicular phase.

    “Resting-state (basal) core body temperature, typically measured in the early morning when waking up before any activity, is 0.3°C to 0.7°C higher in the luteal phase compared with the follicular phase [55–57]”

    From Temperature regulation in women: Effects of the menstrual cycle (2020) · cites this paper as [55]

  • There is large variation in the interval between the core body temperature nadir or rise in temperature and ovulation.

    “They concluded that basal core body temperature is an unreliable indicator of ovulation for three main reasons: (1) large variation in the interval between the core body temperature nadir or rise in temperature and ovulation; (2) the need for a 48-h window to confirm a basal core body temperature criterion because of a large number of false nadirs and temperature rises; (3) difficulty in interpr”

    From Temperature regulation in women: Effects of the menstrual cycle (2020) · cites this paper as [55]

  • Basal core body temperature is an unreliable indicator of ovulation.

    “They concluded that basal core body temperature is an unreliable indicator of ovulation for three main reasons: (1) large variation in the interval between the core body temperature nadir or rise in temperature and ovulation; (2) the need for a 48-h window to confirm a basal core body temperature criterion because of a large number of false nadirs and temperature rises; (3) difficulty in interpr”

    From Temperature regulation in women: Effects of the menstrual cycle (2020) · cites this paper as [55]

  • A 48-h window is needed to confirm a basal core body temperature criterion because of a large number of false nadirs and temperature rises.

    “They concluded that basal core body temperature is an unreliable indicator of ovulation for three main reasons: (1) large variation in the interval between the core body temperature nadir or rise in temperature and ovulation; (2) the need for a 48-h window to confirm a basal core body temperature criterion because of a large number of false nadirs and temperature rises; (3) difficulty in interpr”

    From Temperature regulation in women: Effects of the menstrual cycle (2020) · cites this paper as [55]

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Authors
de Mouzon, J., Testart, J., Lefevre, B., Pouly, J.-L., & Frydman, R.
Affiliations
Inserm (FR)
ORCID
Pouly, Jean-Luc
Venue
Fertility and Sterility
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1984-02
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
254-259
ISSN
0015-0282 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47600-4
OpenAlex
W2221576347
Cited by
76
References
30
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2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
Keywords
basal body temperature, ovulation timing, luteinizing hormone surge, plasma progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, ovulation prediction
MeSH terms
Adult, Body Temperature, Estradiol, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Humans, Hydroxyprogesterones, Luteinizing Hormone, Ovulation, Progestins, Progesterone, Time Factors, 17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone

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