I have been getting request for explaining the bbt chart and how to understand it. The bbt chart is a very useful tool. Please contact me if you would like a copy and I can email one to you.

When a patient comes to me, the first thing I do is regulate the period. Once she is having normal periods, without clotting and cramping, lasting 5-7 days I begin using the chart.

The bbt chart can be used to see if you are ovulating on time, and when you are ovulating. It can be used to tell if she is deficient in kidney yin and yang and then we can give her the herbs needed to help balance the body. It can show if the four stages of your cycle are happening and if they are long or short.

The most common observation that is easy to see is blood stagnation, where the blood to the uterus is not flowing smoothly. There are some great herbs to regulate this.