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basal body

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basal body
n.
A cellular organelle associated with the formation of cilia and flagella and similar to the centriole in structure. Also called basal granule, kinetosome.

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Recent studies have used improved measures to determine cycle point, such as methods used to estimate specific cycle day (Penton-Voak & Perrett, 2000; Thornhill & Gangestad, 1999) and physiological methods including basal body temperature (BBT; e.
They found that only 2% of enrolled women reported actively trying to conceive during the 3-month study period, 46% reported using oral contraceptives or intrauterine devices, 24% reported using barrier methods or monitoring their cervical mucus and basal body temperature (BBT) to avoid pregnancy, 18% reported being sexually inactive, 8% reported being sexually active but not using contraception, and 2% reported being infertile.
If a woman keeps track of her waking basal body temperature, then she can use the Prem Rule, developed by Dr.
 
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