Progesterone and temperatures

[Heather5]

Hi everyone! I know that progesterone raises your temperatures after ovulation...but after getting my progesterone results yesterday, I'm a little confused. It was 41.1, which is very high for me (I was on Femara for the first time this month). Based on that, I would have thought my temperatures would be higher than normal, but instead they're actually a little lower that what they have been at this time in previous cycles. Anyone have any idea why that is? Could it be because estrogen is probably also higher (I have no idea if it is or not) and that this is keeping my temps from getting too high?

Here's my current chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1a8067

[Heather5]

Thanks, G_S! I'll try my best :-)

[G_S]

heather...with those progesterone numbers i wud not worry about temps :) ...start preparing for multiple baby!!

[Heather5]

Thanks, Tina! Yeah, the open circles were taken a little earlier than normal. I hope the lower temps don't mean much. I'm certainly very happy with the progesterone results :-)

G_S: Glad to hear your thermometer is still alive :-)

[G_S]

Finally after 5 days of 98.07 my temp was a lil higher 98.32....so I guess the thermometer is not bad huh!! hehe!! I just saved $10 on a new thermometer...hehe!!!

[tina1111]

During a bfp cycle, my temp stayed pretty consistant at 98.3.  My progesterone climbed and climbed, but the temp stayed relatively close. I think it hits a "max" on the temp. I don't know from anything other than experience on my own chart though.

I see the open circle on some of your temps, too. Are they taken earlier? With my new sched, my temps are done earlier and they have been lower. One day I didn't get up early, but temped at 3am when I would have gotten up then went back to sleep for 2 1/2 hrs and temped at my normal time. Weird, but the early temp was WAY lower than my normal time frame temp. I don't know if it does that every day or not. I don't want to wake up earlier every day just to see, lol

That is great progesterone, though. Wow, maybe a bfp in the works?  :)

[Heather5]

Thanks, bny! I'm glad I'm not alone on the lower temps thing.

G_S: Yeah that does sound odd...about the exact same temperature, I mean. Hmmm! Maybe you should try a new thermometer, just in case. Oh, and congrats on the very nice progesterone results!!! Yay!

[G_S]

Well for me this cycle, right after ovulation my temp is stragely stuck on exact 98.07....i thot that was odd...it's not moved a point for 5 days...maybe my thermometer has gone bad....
but to answer ur question i have not idea...all i know is that temps rise after ovulation.
guess what i got me progesterone resutls...30.9

[bny807]

I'm not sure about this either.. but i'm not a good temper with my crazy work schedule.. but i did feel like the months i've been on femara my temps have been lower in the tww than they used to be... but my temps used to get up to 99 or so druing the tww before, so not sure which is better, they are in the 97 range since being on femara and progesterone..  Well any change from negative cycles is a good thing i think so I hopet that its a good sign for you!!! keep us updated! : )