Antibody testing may be done after a post coital test indicates a potential antibody problem. Treatment may consist of techniques such as intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization that bypass the cervical mucus. BBT monitoring is recommended by many gynecologists as a first step in the infertility workup. Women experience a rise in body temperature during ovulation. Daily monitoring can be used to document that ovulation has occurred and to time intercourse.
Body temperature can vary for a variety of reasons other than ovulation.
The LH kit allows the couple to predict ovulation 24 hours before it occurs whereas BBT changes occur after ovulation. In the endometrial biopsy, a small piece of uterine lining is removed for microscopic examination. The lining of the uterus responds to hormones produced during ovulation by thickening. Estradiol is one of many forms of estrogen released by the developing follicle. Estrogen has many physiologic effects and is primarily responsible for stimulating the development of the endometrium.