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Causes of Low Basal Temperature

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fake_fake_666@yahoo.com - 01 Apr 2005 18:15 GMT
Besides hypothyroidism, what are other potential causes of an axillary
temperature of one degree or more below the norm of 97.9 F?
Jeff - 01 Apr 2005 19:20 GMT
> Besides hypothyroidism, what are other potential causes of an axillary
> temperature of one degree or more below the norm of 97.9 F?

The body temperature varies thoughout the day.  The mean body temperature is
98.2 F, not 98.6.
(http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v4n2/datasets.shoemaker.html). The
orginal temperature was converted to C and rounded up to 37 C (from 36.8 C).
The mean means average. there will be perfectly normal temperatures above
that and below that.

The axillary temperatue is usually lower than the oral temperature  by a
degree or so.

So it sounds like your temperature is totally normal. Rarely are low body
temperatures significant.

If you have symptoms that concern you, you should be checked  out by a
doctor. Your axillary temperature is basically normal and nothing to worry
about.

Jeff
fake_fake_666@yahoo.com - 02 Apr 2005 00:42 GMT
Actually, it was 96.43 first thing in the morning, 97 during the day,
and now 99 at supper time. Thanks for the info and link, I'll try oral
multiple times for a few days and see if the averages are near 98.2.
 
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