During each month, the mucus secreted by the vagina and the cervix is changing due to changes in levels of estrogen and progesterone.
This measurement can determine how close or far you are from ovulation.
After your period ends, you will usually have a few "dry" days.
During the first week you may notice that your cervical secretion becomes sticky.
A few days before ovulation, the mucus becomes clear, watery and yellowish.
On the day of ovulation becomes thicker, moister and more stretchy (like egg white) and you can have a sense of moisture in the vagina.
The day after ovulation, you have less mucus, which becomes thicker and sticky.
How to track the changes in secretion? Although the test is simple, it is important to practice and record all of the changes.
When observing the changes in cervical mucus, look for changes in consistency, quantity and color.
Every morning (when you go to the toilet), check out the mucus in the vagina.
Even though the changes can be noticed externally while whipping yourself with white toilet paper, you better check your cervical mucus by sliding one or two fingers into the vagina.
To check the ovulation mucus, press it between finger and thumb and slowly slide your fingers apart.
If the cervical mucus stretches into a thread, you are probably ovulating.
The second infertile phase starts four days after the biggest amount of mucus discharges (ovulation).
The things you need to pay particular attention to when monitoring cervical secretion are: - Is your vagina dry, moist or very moist? - Does the mucus remain on your fingers or on the toilet paper? - Is your cervical mucus stretchy and slippery, creamy or sticky? - Are your secretions clear, white or almost non-existent? - Can you stretch the mucus between your two fingers? (If you can, the mucus shows you that you are very fertile!) Disadvantages and limitations It is difficult to determine the changes in the mucus if you have recently had sexual intercourse.
Due to the presence of seminal fluid mucus will look different.
Keep in mind that sexual arousal, use of lubricants or spermicides, the use of antihistamines or decongestants and vaginal infections can also affect your cervical mucus secretion.
The measurement of the mucus is not a reliable form of determining fertility, so do not rely on it if you want to avoid pregnancy.
It is more helpful for women who want to conceive, so they can recognize the stage of fertility and ovulation.
This measurement can determine how close or far you are from ovulation.
After your period ends, you will usually have a few "dry" days.
During the first week you may notice that your cervical secretion becomes sticky.
A few days before ovulation, the mucus becomes clear, watery and yellowish.
On the day of ovulation becomes thicker, moister and more stretchy (like egg white) and you can have a sense of moisture in the vagina.
The day after ovulation, you have less mucus, which becomes thicker and sticky.
How to track the changes in secretion? Although the test is simple, it is important to practice and record all of the changes.
When observing the changes in cervical mucus, look for changes in consistency, quantity and color.
Every morning (when you go to the toilet), check out the mucus in the vagina.
Even though the changes can be noticed externally while whipping yourself with white toilet paper, you better check your cervical mucus by sliding one or two fingers into the vagina.
To check the ovulation mucus, press it between finger and thumb and slowly slide your fingers apart.
If the cervical mucus stretches into a thread, you are probably ovulating.
The second infertile phase starts four days after the biggest amount of mucus discharges (ovulation).
The things you need to pay particular attention to when monitoring cervical secretion are: - Is your vagina dry, moist or very moist? - Does the mucus remain on your fingers or on the toilet paper? - Is your cervical mucus stretchy and slippery, creamy or sticky? - Are your secretions clear, white or almost non-existent? - Can you stretch the mucus between your two fingers? (If you can, the mucus shows you that you are very fertile!) Disadvantages and limitations It is difficult to determine the changes in the mucus if you have recently had sexual intercourse.
Due to the presence of seminal fluid mucus will look different.
Keep in mind that sexual arousal, use of lubricants or spermicides, the use of antihistamines or decongestants and vaginal infections can also affect your cervical mucus secretion.
The measurement of the mucus is not a reliable form of determining fertility, so do not rely on it if you want to avoid pregnancy.
It is more helpful for women who want to conceive, so they can recognize the stage of fertility and ovulation.
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