22/05/2024
- ALL ABOUT CERVICAL MUCUS
All you need to know about cervical mucus
Cervical mucus is a whitish, viscous and filamentous substance which, produced by the cells of the cervix, then flows through the va**na: these are the famous white discharge that gives a sensation of humidity.
It changes in quantity and texture over the course of the menstrual cycle. Its observation is therefore useful when trying to have a baby.
Its changes throughout the cycle
The consistency and amount of cervical mucus varies during the menstrual cycle, as its function changes over the days.
At the start of the cycle, after menstruation, the mucus is scanty, whitish, "creamy", thick.
We are outside the fertile window, and the role of mucus is to protect the cervix from bacteria by sealing it "tightly." "
As you approach ovulation, the mucus becomes more abundant and translucent and its consistency more fluid and stringy, as the meshes that compose it widen to facilitate the passage of s***m to the uterus and tubes.
On the day of ovulation, cervical mucus is elastic, transparent and fluid as much as possible ((we speak of an “egg white” texture). Cervical mucus presents an environment perfectly suited to s***matozoa, facilitating their movement, protecting them against germs and providing them with the different nutrients they need.
After ovulation, the mucus thickens and becomes opaque again. The white discharge goes away and the mucus will again close the cervix to prevent bacteria, but also s***m, from entering.
Sometimes a bit of mucus appears a few days before your period, sort of signaling that it will not take long to arrive.
Observing cervical mucus to get pregnant ... or not
The fertile period is when the mucus is very thin and transparent, and the feeling of "wet" more intense. By identifying these characteristics of the mucus, we can therefore know the fertile period:
Or to intensify the baby tests
Or on the contrary to avoid getting pregnant: it is a natural method of contraception
