PLEASE...Can use a little help here.....
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PLEASE...Can use a little help here.....
| Sun, 09-14-2003 - 7:53pm |
...not sure what anything is right now. I am confused about the whole charting thing and people calling things what I know different names or referring to different things. I thought I had it all under control!!!LOL!
What I mean is...what is the difference between CM And CF. I keep reading just about CM, it needing to be "egg white" consistency to help to sperm "swim". But is CF the same? And how long does CM last.....Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Anne
http://www.fertilityuk.org/nfps401.html
I'm not grossed out by any of the terminology...I just want to know what will help. Thanks again. I love this board.
In revised editions of "Taking Charge of Your Fertility," the terminology has begun switching to "cervical fluid," which is a little more PC a term and has a better connotation to it. I believe the comparison was "would a man like his seminal fluid being called 'seminal mucus' - I think not."
Every woman has a different number of days of fertile CF each cycle. As you chart, you'll probably start to notice your regular # of fertile CF days.
My best resource for interpreting CF is the TCOYF book - it's got a color photo section of all the different variations of the types of CF - "dry," "sticky," "creamy," and "eggwhite." It cleared up a ton of confusion for me!
Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06