29/03/2025
Cervical mucus is the fluid produced by your cervix during your menstrual cycle as a result of hormonal shifts. It’s quite amazing - changes in color, texture, and amount are very predictable in healthy cycles - enough so that cervical mucus can be a reliable indicator of the fertile window and guide to best times for conception - or contraception - depending on your goals.
Here’s how it works: As your body ramps up estrogen production before ovulation, the cervix produces more mucus. At first, you may only have the sensation of some wetness. In the 1-2 days before ovulation, when your estrogen is at its highest, and during and right after ovulation, your cervix produces abundant, clear, slippery, wet, stretchy, elastic cervical secretions often described as egg-whites. This is peak fertile mucus and signals the best time for conception. Within just a few days, under the influence of progesterone, the mucus becomes more scant and closer to your period may be more pasty, ‘tacky,’ and you may feel noticeably drier.
How do you track your cervical mucus? Each morning notice and record your bleeding days, dry days, wet days, sticky days, cloudy days, and slippery days. If you don’t have a 28-day or even a regular cycle, track the pattern according to your cycle. At the link in bio you can download a free chart for doing this!
There are a few ways to check your cervical mucus, depending how up-close-and-personal you want to get:
1️⃣: Check out the color and texture of the discharge on your underwear each day.
2️⃣: Wipe your vaginal opening with white toilet paper or tissue before you go p*e. Look at the color and feel of the mucus with your fingers.
3️⃣: Insert a clean index finger just inside your vaginal opening then look at the color and notice the texture of mucus between your index finger and thumb.
I highly support getting in touch with your cycle, not just for getting or avoiding pregnancy, but to tap into this powerful marker of your hormonal health.
Have you tracked your cervical mucus? If you’re comfortable sharing your experience, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
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