MommyofG
just the girls
Member since 5/05 9461 total posts
Name:
Janice
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Need help with CM and types
Ok when you get your EW CM does it last for more than 1 day? can it last 1 day and then you get dry the next? I am so confused?????????????????? and then come back?
can someone please post the steps after AF in which order if there is one what CM types you should be getting? TIA.
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redstar
Delay is not denial
Member since 5/05 2220 total posts
Name:
Michelle
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Re: Need help with CM and types
Cervical Mucas (Fluid)
Contributed by Angie Boss, Staff Writer
Part of what makes understanding fertility so difficult is that there are so many aspects that need to be considered, from sperm motility to egg quality and everything in between.
Cervical mucus, a jelly-like substance produced by glands in the cervical canal, is a factor in a womanîs fertility. Just how important a factor it is remains controversial.
Cervical mucus changes in consistency and composition with the menstrual cycle. Toni Weschler, author of -Take Charge of Your Fertility,º compares cervical fluid to seminal fluid in men. In other words, men are fertile every day and produce semen everyday. On the other hand, women are only fertile a few days each cycle, around the time of ovulation. The rest of the time, women arenît fertile and have very little or very sticky cervical fluid.
Just before ovulation and under the effect of the hormone estrogen it becomes very watery and copious to allow the sperm to swim through it. After ovulation and under the effect of progesterone, the mucus becomes thick and sticky, which render it impenetrable to the sperm. Once the sperm are in the mucus, they can stay there for a few days.
How do I check?
You can monitor your cycle by determining the color and consistency of your cervical mucus. This can be done using either your fingers or toilet paper. In most women, cervical mucus varies from dry, to sticky to creamy, to egg white just prior to ovulation. However, in some women, changes in cervical mucus can be difficult to detect.
During a typical 28 day cycle, the consistency of cervical mucus should be as follows:
Days 1-5 Menses
Days 6-9 Dry, or little to no mucus
Days 10-12 Sticky, thick mucus, becoming less thick and whiter.
Days 13-15 Egg-white mucus ò thin, elastic, slippery and clear. Indicates most fertile time.
Days 16-21 Sticky, thick mucus
Days 22-29 Dry mucus
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