iThei mdcdaelcinfd o c elllllrllll cf tthfeAs a bonus, measuring basal temperatures can help with measuring prog-
ress in Hashimoto’s treatment. Pre-ovulatory temperatures (usually the
first ten to fifteen days of the cycle) indicate how well the thyroid and
adrenals are performing.
A pre-ovulatory temperature is normally between 97.0 and 97.7 degrees
Fahrenheit. Temperatures that are consistently lower than 97.3 degrees F
may signal an underactive thyroid, while temps consistently above 97.7
degrees F may signal an overactive thyroid. Also, temperatures that are low
but inconsistent or all over the place may signal adrenal insufficiency. You
can document your interventions on the same fertility chart where you
document the daily temperatures and fertility signs.
I highly recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, which gives
an amazingly descriptive and thorough overview of the Fertility Awareness
Method for pregnancy prevention and achievement. After reading this
book cover to cover, I have purchased a copy for all of my girlfriends!
While the Fertility Awareness Method can be very effective, I was still
worried about doing it on my own. This method can fail in 25 percent of
“typical” users, and I was afraid that I would fall into that category with
my busy lifestyle.
That’s when I found the Lady-Comp fertility monitor! This mini-com-
puter/alarm system comes with an ultra-sensitive thermometer. It learns
your body’s normal temperatures and performs the analysis for you, let-
ting you know which days you are fertile with easy-to-read displays (red
light=fertile; yellow light=learning; green light=infertile). If you are su-
per-nerdy like me, you can still make your own charts.
I have been using the Lady-Comp for over a year now, and it has been
a really amazing tool that has taught me a great deal about my body. It
has been an eye-opener watching my temperatures change as well as no-
ticing that all of a sudden my husband smelled really, really good after a
jog around the time of my ovulation, which is usually day seventeen or
eighteen for me, not fourteen as some would lead you to believe.
According to the manufacturer, “Lady-Comp is programmed with all nat-
ural family planning research data, it contains a database of more than
900,000 cycles and uses bio-mathematical forecasting calculations as well
as the very latest computer techniques. It is a personal fertility monitor,
which learns and adjusts to your individual cycle regardless of irregularities
or cycle length. Several clinical studies confirm its 99.3 percent accuracy.”