Cervical Mucus
Cervical mucus? is an alkaline? secretion produced by the cells lining the cervix?. These secretions aid the penetration of sperm? and nourish them. After ovulation, with the added effect of progesterone, the secretions form a “plug” blocking sperm penetration?. When cervical secretions are absent, the vaginal environment? is acidic? and rapidly destroys sperm.
Cervical mucus is important for sperm survival? and their migration to the uterus?. This is of course very important when you are trying for a baby as for most of your cycle, your vaginal environment is so unwelcoming to sperm that they end up dying after only a few hours. Cervical fluid is also necessary for the nourishment of sperm; it has a similar function to semen in this respect.
Cervical mucus also plays a role in protecting the female reproductive tract from some bacterial infections by forming a “plug” at the opening of the cervix when a woman isn’t at the fertile time of her cycle.
The quality of cervical mucus changes during the menstrual cycle. Under the influence of hormones, especially estradiol?, cervical secretions change; they increase in fluid volume and their composition (salts, sugars and amino acids) is altered. At first, the secretions feel moist and look white or cloudy. They then become clearer, wetter, slippery and stretchy. After ovulation, the secretions become sticky and then dry.
DuoFertility is able to accurately identify ovulation and if you enter your personal fertility clues on the device, it will use statistical calculations to assess which ones you are good at detecting, and which ones are not so reliable for you. It then uses the ones that are most reliable for you to predict your ovulation.Infertile mucus Fertile mucus
