after ovulation what is discharge like?
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Usually, your discharge becomes drier and thinner after ovulation, when estrogen decreases. But if sperm successfully fertilize an egg, you might notice that your discharge remains thick, clear, and stretchy. It might also take on a whitish color.
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The bottom line Having discharge right after your period is completely normal. It's most likely to consist of old blood shedding from the uterus. Vaginal discharge also fluctuates in color and thickness throughout your cycle each month.
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After ovulation, the vagina becomes dry again (no cervical fluid). The cervical mucus may become more like thick bubble gum.
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What discharge to expect throughout your cycle. Dryness is common in the three to four days after your period ends. After that, you may experience three to five days of white, cloudy, or sticky discharge. This is called the follicular phase, when an egg is developing.
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You may notice a difference between the clear and stretchy mucus during ovulation and the thicker, white or yellow discharge that can happen after implantation. Vaginal discharge is less common than spotting, Ross says, but if you do experience it, you can expect it to last only 1 or 2 days.
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Higher levels of progesterone cause discharge to appear white. This type of discharge may last for up to 14 days. It may be thick and sticky, but there will be less than there was during ovulation. Just before a period.
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It could also be a sign of early pregnancy Many people report experiencing changes in cervical mucus early in their pregnancy. Usually, your discharge becomes drier and thinner after ovulation, when estrogen decreases.
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Depending on your cycle and hormones, most women will experience increased clear jelly like discharge around ovulation time. Ovulation is usually around the middle of your menstrual cycle. Your body releases an egg, and in preparation for potentially being fertilised, cervical mucus increases.
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However, your cervical mucus after ovulation will not be clear and runny if you are pregnant. The absence of discharge or dry cervical mucus in early pregnancy is rare. If conception was successful, you are more likely to notice thick, clear or creamy cervical mucus after and before ovulation.
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Dryness is common in the three to four days after your period ends. After that, you may experience three to five days of white, cloudy, or sticky discharge. This is called the follicular phase, when an egg is developing.
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It occurs anywhere from six to 12 days after the egg is fertilized. The cramps resemble menstrual cramps, so some women mistake them and the bleeding for the start of their period. The bleeding and cramps, however, are slight. Besides bleeding, a woman may notice a white, milky discharge from her vagina.
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This type of discharge may last for up to 14 days. It may be thick and sticky, but there will be less than there was during ovulation. Just before a period. Discharge may be white with a yellowish tinge.
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Most of the time, vaginal discharge is perfectly normal. The amount can vary, as can odor and color (which can range from clear to a milky white-ish), depending on the time in your menstrual cycle. For example, there will be more discharge when you're ovulating, breastfeeding, or sexually aroused.
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Lots of clear and stretchy, or clear and watery, discharge is common around the time of ovulation. In fact, during this time you may see up to 30 times your normal amount of daily discharge. This “egg white” discharge is thin and slippery, which is extremely helpful to sperm traveling to the waiting egg.
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Usually, fertile cervical mucus—a watery to raw egg-white like vaginal discharge—will precede ovulation. If you're charting your basal body temperature, and ovulation occurred, you'd expect to see a sustained temperature rise within a few days of seeing your most fertile cervical mucus.
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You'll probably produce more discharge in the middle of your menstrual cycle a couple weeks after your period. This is when you're ovulating. It can also vary in consistency (thick, pasty or thin), color (clear, cloudy, white, yellow or green), and smell (normal, odorless or bad).
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In preparation for ovulation and during it, discharge tends to be stretchy and wet. The body produces more mucus at this stage than after it. Ovulation occurs between days 11 and 21 of the menstrual cycle. Just before a period, discharge is often white or cloudy, because of raised levels of the hormone progesterone.