basal body
noun
: a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure
called also basal granule, kinetosome
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Also, the extra progesterone produced after conception causes your basal body temperature to rise, which in turn contributes to a lack of energy, explains Karen Perkins, MD, an OB-GYN at LifeBridget Health in Randallstown, Maryland.
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Lauren Gelman, Parents, 22 July 2023
The extra progesterone produced after conception causes your basal body temperature to rise, which in turn contributes to a lack of energy, explains Karen Perkins, M.D., an OB-GYN with A Woman's Choice at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.
—Lauren Gelman, Parents, 10 July 2023
The Daysy is a $320 thermometer that takes basal body temperature data and analyzes it to predict ovulation.
—WIRED, 2 Nov. 2022
Jacobs’ measure explicitly prohibits the collection and sharing of reproductive health information, including info related to contraceptives, pregnancies and terminations, surgeries, menstruation, and even basal body temperatures.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
To use the app, a woman must take her temperature with a basal body thermometer, which provides accurate data to the 10th of a degree, every morning.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Apr. 2020
Something that sparked their research was a meta-analysis of 27 modern temperature studies where patients uniformly fell below the 98.6-degree mark, indicating that something was rotten in the state of basal body temperature.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2020
The update also began letting users log other female health data like cervical mucus quality and basal body temperature.
—Julie Bogen, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2018
With a pink icon featuring sperm on a clock, the application provides an array of trackers such as basal body temperature, ovulation and menstruation to advise the best days to try to conceive.
—Serenitie Wang, CNN, 7 May 2018
Lauren Gelman, Parents, 22 July 2023
The extra progesterone produced after conception causes your basal body temperature to rise, which in turn contributes to a lack of energy, explains Karen Perkins, M.D., an OB-GYN with A Woman's Choice at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.
—Lauren Gelman, Parents, 10 July 2023
The Daysy is a $320 thermometer that takes basal body temperature data and analyzes it to predict ovulation.
—WIRED, 2 Nov. 2022
Jacobs’ measure explicitly prohibits the collection and sharing of reproductive health information, including info related to contraceptives, pregnancies and terminations, surgeries, menstruation, and even basal body temperatures.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
To use the app, a woman must take her temperature with a basal body thermometer, which provides accurate data to the 10th of a degree, every morning.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Apr. 2020
Something that sparked their research was a meta-analysis of 27 modern temperature studies where patients uniformly fell below the 98.6-degree mark, indicating that something was rotten in the state of basal body temperature.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2020
The update also began letting users log other female health data like cervical mucus quality and basal body temperature.
—Julie Bogen, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2018
With a pink icon featuring sperm on a clock, the application provides an array of trackers such as basal body temperature, ovulation and menstruation to advise the best days to try to conceive.
—Serenitie Wang, CNN, 7 May 2018
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