Anovulation can be discovered through charting. When you have a full cycle of no drastic temperature shift, and yet you have menstrual bleeding, this is most certainly anovulation. Anovulation can be further tested by your doctor and action can be taken to possibly remedy this.
Low progesterone can be discovered if when your temperature shifts upward only it stays up by .1 a degree or so. A simple blood test can determine how low your progesterone level is and medication can be given to increase the level.
Thyroid dysfunction can be determined - though not always the case - by too low temperatures during the first week of your cycle, called hypo thyroid, and too high temperatures can indicate hyper-thyroid. If you suspect this, a simple blood test can indicate if the thyroid is truly a problem. One word - I had low temperatures during the first week and had my thyroid checked - it turned out to be normal. This is just one indication of "possible" thyroid dysfunction.
Low estrogen can be detected through charting if your pre-ovulation temperatures aren't low enough, or if you have poor quality cervical fluid. It's the surge of estrogen that causes your body to produce good fertile quality cervical fluid.
A luteal phase defect is determined if the number of days from ovulation to menstruation are less than 10. This too can indicate a low progesterone problem. It can be remedied by over-the-counter methods such as vitamin B6 and progesterone cream and may need to be treated by your physician with the use of the fertility drug Clomid and/or with prescription progesterone.
Poor quality cervical fluid is determined if you are consciously checking your cervical fluid - and one culprit is low estrogen. There are things that you can do to improve the
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