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Avoid checking your cervical secretions just before or after intercourse, as arousal and seminal fluids will skew your observations. The best way to check your cervical secretions is to make observations whenever you go to the bathroom. After you wipe, note what, if anything, you find on the bathroom tissue. This will soon become second nature and you will find yourself noticing your cervical secretions every time you use the toilet. You can also use clean fingers to check for cervical secretions, and you may also notice some in your underwear.

What to Look For

• Does your vagina feel wet or dry?

• Are there any secretions on the bathroom tissue?

• How do they look?

• What colour are they?

• What consistency are they?

• How much is there?

• How do they feel when you touch them?

• Can you stretch them between your thumb and index finger?

Exercise, and having a bowel movement, will push cervical secretions to the vaginal opening, making observation easier. You may even find that the best time to check is after a bowel movement.