Loeb et al published an alternate set of criteria in 2001. They recommend a minimum set of clinical criteria for the initiation of antibiotic therapy for UTIs in nursing home residents (Table 2). 12 Under these criteria, urine culture is required to rule out a UTI.
Ovulation. Normal basal body temperature is typically below 98 degrees Fahrenheit before ovulation and rises above 98 degrees Fahrenheit after ovulation. A temperature drop of greater than 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit occurs during the 48 hours preceding ovulation. Basal body temperature rises following ovulation.
A basal body temperature chart looks like the one above. The first day of pregnancy is taken to be Week 0 Day 0. For the first two weeks known as the follicular phase, youâll have a low basal body temperature. After ovulation occurs, you enter the luteal phase, a two-week period of high basal body temperature.