Re: Cervical mucous during period
From: Karen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:07:41 -0500 (CDT)
Dr. Shanahan,
It's not just blood. To be frank, I have touched it and it is mucous,
just like, well, to be a layperson, snot. Also, it arrives just before
my period too, in a clear form. I do ovulate (confirmed by OPK's and
temp. rise), but ovulation is not proceeded by this type of mucous.
Based on this, can you tell me if you think I should see a doctor about
either my period or my lack of mid-cycle mucous?
Thanks.
At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote:
>
>At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Karen wrote:
>>
>>During my last few cycles I have noticed profuse (and I don't use that
>>word lightly) "eggwhite" type cervical mucous in my menstrual flow. It
>>is dark red, but otherwise has all the qualities of fertile cervical
>>fluid (very slippery and stretchy). It comes out at all once like a
>>thick thread (on the toilet) and seems to constitute a good 1/8 of a cup
>>or so. I read that this sort of mucous is related to high estrogen
>>level just before ovulation. Yet, I am not getting this fluid then
>>(when I need it), only during my period. Is this normal during one's
>>period? Are my hormones out of whack mid-cycle?
>
>It sounds an awful lot like blood -- red, slippery. If you are not
>ovulating (maybe try doing ovulation predictor kits to see), then by
>definition your hormones are out of whack.
>
>--
>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>S. Lake Tahoe, CA
>
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