Chapter 16, Page 3


Fig 2. Profuse cervical mucus

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  • dry (no mucus), nothing comes on the fingers
  • non-stretchy, crumbly or like cream on the fingers (not fertile)
  • stretches a little but breaks (slightly fertile)
  • wet, very stretchy, very slippery ((extremely fertile).


Fig 3. The Billing calendar for charting cervical mucus. The time period marked C is the "fertile period".

Problems with the Cervical Mucus

In some women, the cervical mucus may prevent the sperm from moving freely into the uterus. Such a barrier may be because of the following reasons:

  • There is not enough of it to allow the sperm to move easily
  • The mucus is too thick and sticky
  • The mucus is not compatible with the husband's sperm.
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