Lots Of Egg White Discharge After Ovulation
This type of discharge signals that ovulation is approaching.
Lots of egg white discharge after ovulation. It s 5 days after ovulation and i m having watery discharge why. Ashley february 25 2018 at 7 46 pm reply. A day or two after ovulation cervical mucus is usually dry. By egg white discharge we mean vaginal discharge that is similar in texture and consistency to egg whites.
Before ovulation this discharge is often clear stretchy and thin. This discharge is meant to help sperm swim so that they can reach the viable egg that s in your fallopian tubes. Your body produces mucus before an egg is released or before ovulation occurs. If you notice egg white vaginal discharge you are likely about to ovulate.
Fertile discharge is thin clear or white and slippery much the same as an egg white. There is a misconception that egg white is white in color. It may be yellow white or cloudy. Usually your discharge becomes drier and thinner after ovulation when estrogen decreases.
After ovulation the discharge produced by the cervix is a non fertile cervical mucus. After the ovulation process the cervical mucus will change its color from the egg white to a slightly white and dry for a few days. Egg white cervical mucus is the most fertile kind of cervical mucus and it is frequently abbreviated as ewcm on fertility charts and in trying to conceive forums. Egg white discharge dries up immediately after ovulation because after ovulation the corpus luteum releases the progesterone hormone.
There are various reasons for a post ovulation discharge. The progesterone hormone reaches its peak around 5 to 9 days. Fertile cervical fluid helps sperm move up the. I had my cycle on feb 1 until about the 8 my day of ovulation was on the chart for the 14 which i had the sticky egg white discharge on the 14.
After ovulation both the consistency and the color of the discharge changes generally becoming white or light yellow and fairly thick. Afterwards it will retain its color but the dried mucus will be washed away and replaced with a fluid in small amounts. Depending on if pregnant or if not pregnant the discharge produced after ovulation may be a brown discharge white discharge watery discharge or egg white discharge. Creamy white discharge after ovulation it s normal to experience clear stretchy egg white like mucus discharge right when you ovulate.
The mucus may feel gluey or stretchy in consistency.