 [ Symptoms ] i am facing a laparoscopic mastectomy can this surgery be done without taking lapron [ Disease ] is it possible that your base temperature in lower than average in my family my mother my daughter and i all have a base body temperature of 96 8 i discovered mine when i was trying to get pregnant and taking my temperature to see when i was ovulating if that is the case every time you are in the er or doctor is office you have to remind them of that when the themometer shows that we have a temperature of 100 it is that same as 102 in an average person