The nurse is teaching a female to take her basal body temperature daily to assess the time of ovulation. What will the patient's body temperature reflect as the day of ovulation?
A) Increase a degree.
B) Decrease a degree.
C) Fluctuate a degree daily.
D) Spike one degree then drop.
A
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At the time of ovulation, the basal body temperature can be seen to dip slightly (about 0.5ºF); it then rises to a level no higher than normal body temperature; it then stays at that level until 3 or 4 days before the next menstrual flow. This increase in basal body temperature marks the time of ovulation because it occurs immediately after ovulation. Upon ovulation, the basal body temperature will not decrease a degree, fluctuate, or spike and then drop.
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