Cervical Mucous and Ovulation

[BLG1007]

Is the only indicator to ovulation cervical mucous? I seem to produce of a lot of cervical mucous. Nothing that requires the use of a pad, and it often seems to happen around the normal time mid-menstrual phase and a couple days before my period. I was told that you can tell if you are ovulating when you have to have a BM(bowel movement) and you expell a glop of cervical muscous and its can be an indication of ovulation, is this true? If I have regular monthly periods and I am expelling cervical mucous, then why am I not getting pregnant? Where is the miss-fire in my body that it does everything but, possibly release an egg?

[fellow_cyster]

Women have discharge/CM at various points of their cycle. But yes, one sign of ovulation is something called Egg White Cervical Mucus. This usually occurs right before and during ovulation, because this type of mucus is what helps the sperm get to the egg.
It is stringy and sticky, and looks quite similar to egg whites, hence the name. Some women report they can stretch it up to 1-2 inches without it splitting or breaking.
Another sign of ovulation is twinges around your ovaries. You'll often feel these painless twinges when your body is ready to release an egg.
Your temperature also drops right before ovulation. A good way to tell your ovulation cycles is to do Basal Body Temperatures.
One last sign is your cervix. If you check your cervix (with CLEAN hands) it will be extremely high and "open", meaning you can fit about a fingertip in the cervix itself. You'll often remove some EWCM during this check. Again, be gentle and make sure your hands are clean.
Hope this helps!
Pamela
www.pcosinfo.com