Definition of Basal body temperature method

1. Noun. Natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Basal Body Temperature Method

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Literary usage of Basal body temperature method

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1. Current Issues in Women's Health: An FDA Consumer Special Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The basal body temperature method is based on the knowledge that just before ovulation a woman's basal body temperature drops several tenths of a degree and ..."

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