Using Cervical Mucus to Predict High Fertility
Fasten your earbuds, as our topic is rarely talked about but very important from everything to our fertility, overall health, and sexual pleasure. We talk about what the difference is between cervical mucus and vaginal discharge, how to keep our environment alkaline, the four types of mucus, ways around a hostile cervical environment, medications that can impair fertile mucus and herbs and practices that can help restore them, and why Mother Nature is all about timing.
Takeaway:
[3:30] CVM is a type of vaginal discharge that signals that high fertility is approaching. There are four types of vaginal discharge that you can notice and they will coincide with the subjective observation of dryness or wetness around the vulva.
Is it Vaginal Discharge or Cervical Mucus? How to tell
[4:32} All mucus is a response to the amount of estrogen being produced by the woman’s body. This is why it hopefully begins to increase about 6 days prior to ovulation as the estrogen is rising and peaking.
[6:03] I cover what different mucus consistency means, and how the pH and quality of the cervical mucus need to be just right in order for the sperm to survive their long journey to the egg.
[9:14] Steroids may help stop sperm antibodies, but they can cause huge side effects like adrenal fatigue, especially when used more than once.
[10:32] The four types and descriptions of mucus as they relate to ovulation and the fertility cycle: G-mucus, L-mucus, S-type mucus and P-mucus.
[14:31] Some medications that can impair fertile mucus: birth control, antibiotics, NSAIDs such as aspirin and ibuprofen, antidepressants (SSRI), and the fertility drug clomiphene/clomid.
Herbs, Supplements and Activities to Help Restore CVM
[20:02] : Water and staying hydrated, exercise that is not dehydrating, Shatavari Root, Dang Kuei, Ashwagandha, Omega 3 supplements, L-Arginine, probiotics with lactobacillus, licorice root, red clover blossoms and vaginal steams.
[26:20] Your cervix changes shape and position with your cycle. The ligaments that support the uterus respond to the peak of estrogen that happens just before ovulation by tightening. After ovulation, the position of the cervix is once again low in the vagina and can be easily palpated.
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References
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807032/ Women’s Management of Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis and Experiences of Clinical Care: A Qualitative Study Jade Bilardi,1,2,3,* Sandra Walker,1,2 Ruth McNair,
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24473986 Probiotics in the prevention of recurrences of bacterial vaginosis. Parma M, Stella Vanni V, Bertini M, Candiani M.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28969122 Comparative Study on the Vaginal Flora and Incidence of Asymptomatic Vaginosis among Healthy Women and in Women with Infertility Problems of Reproductive Age. Babu G1, Singaravelu BG2, Srikumar R3, Reddy SV4, Kokan A5.
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