The cervical mucus
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The mucus is produced by glands that are located in the cervical canal and has a primary protective function. In fact, it forms a cap that closes the cervical canal passage between the vagina and uterus, thus preventing bacteria or other foreign organizations, enter the uterine cavity.
For most of the cycle, the mucus is also impenetrable to sperm and then only near ovulation becomes, facilitating their passage to the uterus, protecting and nourishing. If the amount of mucus is not enough, or its chemical properties make it hostile to sperm, fertilization can not happen, although there are reports in the right time.
The mucus is the most obvious signal to detect the initial and final phase of the fertile period. The quantity and quality of cervical mucus changes during the cycle, under the influence of estrogen and progesterone: the preovulatory phase, when estrogen increases, produces a kind of fertile mucus, elastic and stringy, you can also lengthen several cm. between thumb and forefinger, much like egg albumen.
This type of mucus is usually accompanied by a feeling of wet, followed by wet slippery very similar to that which remains after an internal ultrasound, because the gel.
Near ovulation, the quantity of mucus may decrease significantly due to the loss of estrogen after rupture of the follicle, progesterone causes a sudden change in the appearance of the mucus from clear and runny, turns yellow, lumpy or vanishes everything.
To increase production of mucus, should drink plenty of water or grapefruit juice, lavender avoid internal and panty liners which absorb moisture and makes it difficult to find.
Normally after ovulation, the mucus disappears completely and the prevailing feeling of dryness, but it can happen to retain the characteristics infertile, so opaque, pale yellow and creamy but not runny.
Various types of mucus:
Sticky mucus (sticky): It is very similar to the consistency of the glue dry, it crumbles and breaks very easily. It can be white, yellowish, but opaque.
Mucus creamy (creamy) is the mucus that resembles the hand cream, white or yellow opaque, like milk or mayonnaise. You can spread it between the thumb and forefinger, but not much, and breaks easily.
Mucus-aqueous (watery) is the clear mucous, transparent consistency similar to water.
Mucus in egg white (eggwhite) is defined as the mucus transparent and very elastic, can also be dyed in white or pink, and are unable to stretch between your thumb and forefinger. This is the type of mucus with characteristics of greater fertility.