How to Use basal body in a Sentence
basal body
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Charting your basal body temperature is one tool that can give you a clearer picture.
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Rachel Hosie,
SELF,
16 Feb. 2026
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Women measured basal body temperature and applied rudimentary rules by hand, which made the whole enterprise error-prone and easy to dismiss.
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Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2026
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These changes are reflected in basal body temperature, which typically rises after ovulation due to progesterone and creates a clear biphasic pattern over time.
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Matt Emma,
USA Today,
14 July 2026
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Many people combine this with other methods of fertility awareness, such as basal body temperature changes, which involves taking your temperature each morning with a basal body thermometer.
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Wendy Wisner,
Health,
31 Aug. 2025
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In reproductive health, this has led to wearable devices that measure basal body temperature overnight and capture longer-term temperature patterns associated with menstrual cycle changes.
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Matt Emma,
USA Today,
14 July 2026
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