You’ve probably read plenty about egg white cervical mucus, and how it is an important part of getting pregnant. What you may not know is that your body can produce a type of cervical mucus that isn’t nearly as helpful, and that can actually serve to prevent pregnancy. This is known as “hostile” cervical mucus, so named because it is hostile to sperm.

It’s important, first of all, to understand the function of cervical mucus. Cervical mucus is a secretion that your body makes in order to help with conception. It protects sperm from the acidic vaginal environment. It helps sperm to travel from the vagina past the cervix and up the fallopian tubes. It also helps to weed out abnormal sperm, making it less likely that they’ll be the ones that make it to the egg.

Sometimes, your cervical mucus can be hostile. This means that it is usually too thick to help sperm out. it may actually prevent the sperm from penetrating the cervix, making it impossible to conceive.

There are a couple of ways that people have dealt with hostile cervical mucus. One is through the use of the cough medicine Robitussion. The active ingredient in the cough medicine is a chemical known as guaifenesin. Guaifenesin is believed to help with the production of egg white cervical mucus, which is the type of cervical mucus that helps you get pregnant. If you take Robitussin to help your cervical mucus, however, make sure to get the kind that only contains guaifenesin. There are many OTC products that contain only guaifenesin. Mucinex is a brand name of this ingredient but most drug stores also have private label versions of it.

The other way to combat hostile cervical mucus is with Evening Primrose Oil. This herb, used in a dosage between 1500 and 3000 milligrams a day, may also be able to help produce egg white cervical mucus. Herbalists recommend taking evening primrose oil from the time your period ends right up until after you try to conceive if you want to help increase the chances that you’ll get pregnant.

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