We have been conditioned to think that our menstrual cycle is purely to either get pregnant or not. ⁣

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This couldn’t be further from the truth. ⁣

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When we ovulate we make important hormones like progesterone. We need progesterone to reduce inflammation, regulate immune function, to support the thyroid, brain, bones, and breast tissue.⁣

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Ovulation is a sign of health!⁣

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If we don’t ovulate, we don’t make progesterone. ⁣

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We aren’t like men who produce their main hormones (testosterone) everyday, we only produce certain hormones during each phase. ⁣

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See why we want to track the temperature and not rely on app algorithms, it can’t tell us what is going on in the body. ⁣

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Another reason why I love tracking the basal body temperature is that it gives us insight into what’s happening with our metabolic system, thyroid, stress, etc. if we are below the normal threshold. ⁣

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⁣The average ranges are:⁣

𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (follicular phase): 36.22C-36.60C⁣

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁- 𝗼𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (luteal phase): ⁣36.44C-36.88C⁣

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What you also want to track is your fertility mucus, AKA that eggy white discharge you get 3-4 days before your actual ovulation day to confirm ovulation took place. This is also another sept-check sign we can do on our own to see when that fertility window opens up (and if you don’t want to get pregnant, then no boonga-boonga during this time, or use protection) ⁣