First Stage, Infertility Treatment: Low Basal Body Temperature

The Thursday visit to the gynaecologist is my fifth. A different doctor treated me this time. During the examination, I like his professionalism, as he explained what he is doing when he asked me to open my legs. For instance, I am going to use some antiseptics to clean your opening etc. I appreciate his explanations because the previous doctor did not make an effort to make known his actions behind the curtain. Don't get me wrong, the first doctor, is of course a well-certified doctor and of course there are nurses accompanying him while he does the examinations. Sometimes, just those brief comments can help relieve or smoothen the emotion of the patient.

The gynaecologist told me that my body temperature is low, although , I will be ovulating soon. Usually, when one is about to ovulate, the body temperature will gradually rise up to 37degrees and above. My body temperature in August has not hit higher than 36.5 degrees. Nevertheless, he did encourage me to be active during weekendsas the egg is getting bigger day by day, per milimeter. Right now mine is about 1.7milimiter, if I am not mistaken. The egg will probably grow till 2.4 milimeter.

I wonder whether me not taking Maca, a natural supplement in August has anything to do with the low body temperature or not. According to many websites, grown in the Andes of Peru, Maca roots are use as food and medicine to promote fertility, endurance, energy and sexual virility. Cultivated in rich volcanic mineral soils and experiencing freezing temperatures, fierce winds and intest sunlight, Maca contains 31 different minerals and 60 different hytonutrients that aids the endocrine system and thyroid glands(all involved in hormonal balance). In short, Maca has the ability to affect the key hormones in both women and men although the herb itself does not contains any hormones.

Concisely, the intakes of Maca are beneficial to every adults. Here are the benefits in bullet points.

Benefits of maca:

• Supports hormonal balance
• Increases energy, stamina, and mental clarity
• Supports the thyroid
• Supports normal sexual function

Back to why I did not continue my consumption of Maca in August, mainly because I ran out of budget to purchase the supplements this month due to some excessive summer spending. I will continue monitoring on how Maca actually affects my body temperature and ovulation next month. I just need to keep trying although I feel sometimes I am competing with the time. Every month is very valuable by doing the math, in a year I only have 12 chances. Echoing an inspirational quote, 'All it takes is one bloom of hope to make a spiritual garden'(TernGuillemets). In my case, all it takes is my eggs to be healthy,sitting and waiting for the sperm to fertilize her.