One of the most important factors in trying to conceive is whether or not a woman is ovulating.  One of the best indicators of ovulation is cervical mucus.  By monitoring your cervical mucus, you can help to determine when exactly you are ovulating and when is the best time for conception.

Cervical mucus does several things to help get the sperm to fertilize your egg.  Cervical mucus protects sperm from the acidic content of the vagina.  The acids in the vagina typically will stop sperm from moving and neutralize them.  Cervical mucus provides a place for sperm to go where it can be protected from these acids.  In addition, cervical mucus will help sperm to travel up the fallopian tubes into the uterus to find an egg.  Finally, cervical mucus will often detect sperm that are abnormal and slow them down, keeping them from getting to the egg and causing conception.

You can monitor your cervical mucus to determine how fertile you are.  To collect cervical mucus, insert your finger into your vagina.  Move your finger around in a circular motion, as close to your cervix as you can get.  This allows you to collect cervical mucus and examine both its color and its consistency.

If you do not have any cervical mucus, you have most likely just finished your menstrual period.  For the first three to five days following your period, your body will produce little or no cervical mucus.  If you have little or no cervical mucus, there is little or no chance for conception.

Cervical mucus is generally sticky and ranges from white to cloudy in color during the time between your period and ovulation.  This is also a time where you will not have much cervical mucus.  While conception is possible, it is not likely during this time.

Cervical mucus will become moist but sticky, about the consistency of a hand lotion product, just days before you ovulate.  At this stage, the color will range from white to cream-colored.  If your cervical mucus appears this way, there is some chance for conception.

When you are ovulating, you will have the most cervical mucus.  The cervical mucus should be about the same texture and have a similar appearance to an egg white; at this stage, it is often referred to as “egg-white cervical mucus.”  This is the time, during ovulation, when you are most likely to become pregnant.

If your cervical mucus is similar to an egg white, but is less slippery, you may have just finished ovulating.  This is generally the case between the end of ovulation and the beginning of your next period.  While here again there is some chance for conception, it is a relatively small chance.

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