Cervical mucous, cervical position and ovulation

A woman’s body also gives signals when she is ovulating. The position of your cervix and the cervical mucous you produce changes throughout your menstrual cycle. That is why charting the amount and texture of your cervical mucous as well as the position of your cervix can help pinpoint ovulation. Cervical mucous can be dry, sticky, creamy, or of egg white consistency, so you might record the type of cervical mucous you have on your fertility chart. If you do not want to use the basal body temperature method of charting, you can simply watch for fertile signs. What you are looking for is an increase in cervical mucous, and appearance of mucus similar to egg white as well. If you are charting, it is a good idea to write down what kind of cervical mucous you have during the cycle. This will help you establish the most fertile days of your cycle. and you can watch for the day that your temperature shifts.

These are the types of mucous you should see during your menstrual cycle:

    * Dry occurs at the beginning of your cycle. Prior to ovulation you will likely produce little to no cervical mucous. Also right before your period should start, your cervical mucous may become dry again.
    * Cervical mucous that appears prior to ovulation should feel sticky to your fingers when you touch it.
    * Creamy means you’re getting closer to ovulation. You should notice a thicker, creamy-looking mucous that looks and feels similar to lotion.
    * Egg white cervical mucous is the term used to describe the mucous you have during ovulation. It looks like egg white and is slippery, clear, and stretchy in your fingers.
    * Watery cervical mucous is wet and may be stretchy. You may notice this type of mucous during ovulation or before having egg white cervical mucous.
 

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