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A 40-year-old member asked:

What can cause changes in cervical mucus during ovulation?

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Dr. Gerard Honore
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Cervical mucus: Changes according to the percentage of water in it.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

If i didn't have change in cervical mucus does that mean i didn't ovulate?

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Dr. Seth Derman
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility 35 years experience
Not necessarily: Typically the cervical mucus becomes thin and watery in the days prior to ovulation. However these changes do not always happen and one may not notice if they do.
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Can you ovulate and not have any signs or cervical mucus?

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Dr. Neeoo Chin
Fertility Medicine 42 years experience
Yes: Some people can ovulate and not have clear thin cervical mucus. This is considered cervical factor infertility.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Can i ovulate without cervical mucus?

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Dr. Robert Killian
General Practice 30 years experience
Female Fertility: Cervical mucous is a sign that some use to tell when they are more fertile. But, ovulation is in no way dependent on cervical mucous. The process of ovulation occurs in the ovary and not the cervix.
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A 49-year-old member asked:

Why do I have cervical mucus when i'm not ovulating?

1 doctor answer2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gerard Honore
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Normal: Cervical mucus is made in some amount all month long.
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Last updated Jan 14, 2016

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