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A member asked:

How would you know when you lose your mucus plug? im 24 weeks pregnant & everytime i urinated today, mucus came out. i wiped before and after but nothing was there. it could've came out the urethra

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Dr. Gregory Neyman answered

Specializes in General Practice

Difficult to tell: It is often difficult to tell, but typically it will be later in pregnancy.

Dr Samuel agreed

Answered 12/23/2012

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