Find Out When You Are Ovulating, Based on Whitish Color

Find Out When You Are Ovulating, Based on Whitish Color

If you are trying to get pregnant, recognizing signs of ovulation through vaginal discharge can be a key factor in your success.

Ovulation is a fertile period where your body releases one or more eggs from the ovary. If the egg is fertilized and successfully implanted in the uterus, you can get pregnant. But if you go through that fertile period, you are not pregnant.

By learning to detect physical signs of ovulation through the stages of the vaginal cycle, you can schedule intimate relationships as accurately as possible and increase your chances of getting pregnant.

Another way to find out when you are ovulating is with the Fertile Calculator that you can use by clicking on the image below:

When is the most ideal pregnancy time based on the color of vaginal discharge?

Days 1-5

Days 1-5 in your menstrual cycle are times where your menstruation is taking place. At this time, there will be a little vaginal discharge coming out. And if any, the color of vaginal discharge will not be so obvious because it is mixed with blood.

Day 6-8

There will be almost no vaginal discharge during the last days of your menstruation, because almost no estrogen activity supports it. But some of you may also notice the whitish color that is dark brown for a day or two after menstruation. There is no need to worry. Basically, brownish whitish spots are old blood, as a way the body cleanses the vagina after menstruation.

If you are trying to get pregnant, this is not the right time. The sticky whitish liquid blocks the movement of sperm. But if you're not trying to get pregnant, you still have to use protection during sex to be safe, and also to avoid infectious diseases, said Sheeva Talebian, M.D., a gynecologist at the Colorado Reproductive Medicine Center in New York City, reported from Women 's Health.

Days 9-12

As estrogen levels increase in the body in preparation for ovulation, the whitish color becomes milky white with a creamy soft texture and the amount will be much greater than after ovulation (days 1-8). This condition is not ideal for conception, but sperm can still reach the uterus. The egg may not have come down from the ovum (ovary), but sperm can stay there three to five days, waiting for the egg to come.

Day 13-14 (during ovulation)

This is ovulation day. The texture and color of your whiteness will be similar to egg white - bright transparent, wet, slippery and stretchy. If you are trying to get pregnant, this is the right time. This whitish condition is a favorable environment for sperm to swim up to the egg cell. Because of that, health experts refer to it as "fertile mucus".

Day 15-28

After ovulation passes, the liquid and whitish color become thicker and slowly recede because it is affected by the level of progesterone in the body, which dominates your hormones in the second half of your menstrual cycle. Sperm cannot swim in this condition, which makes it not ideal for fertilization.

Be aware if your vaginal discharge looks different than usual

Regardless of whether you are trying to get pregnant or not, always pay attention to what is happening down there. Remember, a little change is normal. But if you see unusual vaginal discharge - like if your vaginal discharge becomes yellow or green, bleeds, with textures like cottage cheese, or foul-smelling - go to the doctor.

Similarly, if you experience pain or itching in these times. You may get an infection, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, or yeast infections.

For extra protection from fungi, bacteria and parasites that cause vaginal infections, you can also use female-specific antiseptics containing povidone-iodine.

Vaginal infections can hinder your efforts to get pregnant. Therefore, make sure you maintain vaginal hygiene by regularly cleaning it after every urination and after sex. Take it easy, cleaning the vagina after sex will not reduce your chances of getting pregnant, it is important to prevent transmission of infection.