What is "cervical mucus"?

What is "cervical mucus"?

Jay Goldberg (Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: How can I check my cervical mucus to know when I'm ovulating? and more...

Cervical mucus is the gelatinous material that is excreted by the body and hovers around the cervix. It actually can do two things. It can actually both increase the ability for sperm to penetrate and, in certain consistencies, as spinnbarkeit, it actually makes it easier for sperm to travel through the cervix and up to the uterus to find the egg. At other times of the month, it may actually make it slightly more difficult, because the cervical mucus is a different consistency; one that's a little bit more difficult for the sperm to penetrate. The “spinnbarkeit” is the term that's used for the ripened cervical mucus around ovulation.