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Can i still conceive with little/no cervical mucus? i have a regular 28/29 day cycle and use ovulation predictor kits but see no cm in fertile window

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Certainly you can: Mucus is mucus, it's non-specific. There's no 'right' or 'wrong' mucus; and it's very difficult to "measure" objectively.If your timing is correct around ovulation, I would not stress too much about the mucus. Good wishes and good luck.

Answered 1/22/2015

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