Basal Body Temperature (BBT) p Did you brush your teeth this morning? Was it hard to make yourself brush your teeth? ---BBT is easy! ---You do need a BBT thermometer ($10)
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Normally 3-7 days (varying from woman to woman, and consistent for a particular woman about 35 ml of blood lost total most of which is lost in the first 3 days
Abnormalities Amenorrhea: Absence of menses for 6 months or absence of menstrual cycle for three cycles Menorrhagia: Heavier and increased amount of flow occurring at regular intervals or loss of >80 mL of blood Metrorrhagia: Irregular episodes of bleeding Menometrorrhagia: Longer duration of flow occurring at unpredictable intervals Oligomenorrhea: Cycle length >35 days Polymenorrhea: Cycle length >21 days Postmenopausal bleeding: Bleeding that occurs more than 12 months after the last menstrual cycle
Cervical Mucus (general description) Days 1-5: Menstruation occurs. Days 6-9: Vagina is dry with little to no mucus. Days 10-12: Sticky, thick mucus appears, gradually becoming less thick and more white. Days 13-15: Mucus becomes thin, slippery, stretchy, and clear, similar to the consistency of egg whites. This is the most fertile stage. Days 16-21: Mucus becomes sticky and thick again. Days 22-28: Vagina becomes dry.