cervical mucus
Ovulation discharge signal
Cervical mucus is the fluid secreted by glands in the cervix.
Its consistency changes throughout the menstrual cycle—thick and scanty after menstruation, then increasingly clear, slippery, and stretchy near ovulation to facilitate sperm passage.
People tracking fertility monitor these changes: My cervical mucus is egg-white consistency, so I'm probably ovulating.
- stretchyCapable of extending
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
progesterone · wet · thin · egg white · estrogen · Pap smear · reproductive health · charting · conception · fertile window · creamy · fertility tracking · discharge · thick · fertility awareness · natural family planning · sticky · elastic
- gynecologyPap smear, pelvic exam, colposcopy, ovary, ovaries
- family planningbirth control, contraception, fertility, pregnancy prevention, conception
- mucussnot, phlegm, boogers, mucin, mucoid
- Pregnancy Factorsprenatal care, folic acid, folate, prenatal testing, placenta
- Fertility Awarenessfertility awareness, natural family planning, rhythm method, cycle tracking, ovulation
- fertility testingsperm analysis, ovulation test, hormone test, sperm count, ovulation kit
cervical mucusvaginal dryness
Lack of intimate lubrication
menstrual blood · menses · menstruation · seminal fluid · uterine lining