[Preliminary study on 4 indices of basal body temperature in the evaluation of luteal phase insufficiency after clomiphene treatment].

The luteal phase insufficiency after Clomiphene treatment in 90 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and other menstrual disorders was evaluated by four indices of BBT. The four indices of BBT are (1) BBT curve classification; (2) High phase score (HPS); (3) Planimetric nidation index (PNI); (4) Length of follicular phase. 90 patients (248 cycles) were divided into two groups: non-pregnant group (214 cycles) and pregnant group (34 cycles). The result indicated that 70% cycles of non-pregnant group, the types of BBT are type III-VI, HPS is less than 9; the mean value of PNI is 45.7; the follicular phase lists beyond 17 days, with a mean of 18.6 days. More than two-thirds of the study cycles are abnormal at least in two indices. In all cycles of the pregnant group, BBT curve are of type I, II, HPS greater than 9, PNI greater than 57. The results suggest that measurement of the four indices of BBT is a simple method which could be widely used for the evaluation of luteal phase insufficiency.