Cervical mucus changes are monitored for determining when ovulation occurs through the cervical mucus monitoring test. As your cycle progresses, your cervical mucus increases in volume and changes texture.
Before collecting a sample, be sure to wash your hands first in order to prevent the transmission of germs.
The most accurate way to collect your cervical mucus is to insert your finger into your vagina and circle your finger around your cervix or as close as you can to the cervix. This will allow you to actually collect the cervical mucus instead of just it's wetness.
Monitoring the changes in cervical mucus is the only method that will not require looking back to the past few cycles for analysis, and also provide reliable results that you can trust when trying to conceive. You can do this yourself by getting a sample of your cervical secretions and stretch it between 2 of your fingers (the thumb and index finger) to test for the consistency. Examining the changes in your cervical mucus can help you pinpoint your time of ovulation and increase your chances of pregnancy.
Before Ovulation (low chance of pregnancy):
The first few days following menstruation, there will be little or no discharge present. You will feel dryness around your vulva. During this time, chances of getting pregnant are low.
Approaching Ovulation (chance of pregnancy):
The first discharge that does appear should be moist or sticky and should be white or cream in color. In the finger test, the mucus should break easily. You will only be able to pull your fingers about 1 cm apart before it breaks. During this transition time, first the mucus will become cloudy and slightly stretchy during the finger test (this means that it will still break before the fingers are stretched all the way). As time progresses, the mucus will become greater in volume.
Right around ovulation (high chance of pregnancy):
At this stage, mucus resembles egg whites. It is the thinnest, clearest and most abundant at this point in the cycle. Finger testing will allow the mucus to stretch quite a ways (several centimeters) before it breaks (if it breaks at all). ) The amount of this thin mucus will steadily increase until you experience your 'mucus peak'. This is the last day of this period where the chance of conception is high. It is closely tied to ovulation. During this phase, the sperm's survival rate is higher. It can survive in cervical mucus for up to 72 hours, a significantly longer time than during the rest of the cycle.
After Ovulation (low chance of pregnancy):
After ovulation, there is a marked change in mucus appearance. It returns to the sticky stage (does not stretch during finger test) and there is again a feeling of dryness around the vulva.
One caution for this test is that sperm can be confused with the mucus secretions and you could make wrong assumptions. Also, vaginal infections, medication, and Birth Control can alter conditions and should be taken into consideration when examining any vaginal secretions.
Simply put:
Dry
Probably Not Fertile
Sticky
Probably Not Fertile
Creamy
Possibly Fertile
Watery
Fertile
Egg white
Most Fertile
This could be an infection (bacterial or sexual- STD) or natural cervical mucus which changes consistency over the cycle- watery or slippery or egg-white when most fertile/ dry or white and sticky when not fertile. Please visit your GP or GYN for a check up.
Ovulating
That means you could be ovulating or could be ovulating soon.
It is possible that she is ovulating ("in heat")
When you are ovulating, the consistency of your cervical mucus may seem like a raw egg white. It looks clear and slippery, as well. The volume of the mucus increases during ovulation.
That is the discharge being thicker because you are ovulating so yes.
You need to purchase many ovulation predictor kits and check your cervical mucus throughout the entire month. That's the only surefire way you'll know if and when you're ovulating. If you take those ovulating kits and it turns out you're not ovulating during the month, you'll need to see an RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist).
Menstruation occurs two weeks before menstruation - if you're menstruating then you are ovulating. The only way to accurately determine when you are ovulating or fertile would be to use fertility awareness method, this is where you track your fertility daily by keeping track of cervical mucus, cervical position, and basal body temperature every day.
The only time of the month when you have that type of discharge is while you're ovulating, so yes.
Well it is when you get a tissue to eliminate the mucus from your nose. You blow and the mucus that is stuck in your nostrils will come out!
It could mean a number of things: your ovulating or you have an infection, etc. The best thing to do is go to your doctor becaues it depends on the color, thinkness, smell.
I would say this has to do with ovulation. Around the time of ovulation (about day 10-14 on a 28 day cycle) you will find your cervical mucus is clear and you feel very "wet" in your vagina area. The cervical mucus aids conception by keeping the sperm alive. You will find this mucus is very slippery and stretchy. When you are not ovulating, your mucus will usually be white/cream colour and your vagina area will feel "dryer". This mucus is sticky rather than slippery. It is toxic to sperm. The lower back pain could have to do with ovulation. Some women have pain similar to menstrual pain while ovulating.
Or just 1 time if it happens when you are ovulating.