Don’t Call It Discharge
On the plane, I read national bestseller, Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler. I definitely remember being confused by the “discharge” that came out of my yoni for a good many years after puberty. My best friend and I hypothesized that the discharge was how our respective yonis cleaned themselves, by spitting up phlegm like substance. We were wrong. Dead wrong.Cervical fluid is the medium though which sperm travel in order to reach the egg. So here are the stages the yoni goes through (try it yourself by inserting two fingers into your yoni):
1. Period is over. Yoni is dry, no fluid coming out.
2. Sticky fluid, kinda like rubber cement.
3. Creamy like lotion.
4. Eggwhite, seriously looks like egg whites. No joke. Stretchy suckers at this point, it stretches 1 to 10 inches!! This is baby-making time or avoid unprotected sex like the plague.
5. Yoni stays dry for the rest of the cycle. I, like many other women, notice a very wet yoni a day or two before my period. My panties soak up egg white looking substance. This is not cervical fluid. This is the endometrium breaking down and flowing out of the yoni.
So in summary, sticky slippery yoni juices are uber important in baby making. This is important stuff; nothing that is dirty or needs to be cleaned with douche. Ms. Weschler states in her book,
..I would suggest you never use the “d-word” to describe your healthy cervical fluid. After all, we don’t refer to men’s healthy semen as discharge.Cervical Fluid = Magical Yoni Potion
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Wow, I had no idea. Until now I thought it was my vagina just cleaning itself. Good to know =)
Posted by
A wavering feather... |
March 20, 2007 at 6:20 AM
Magical yoni fluid... I love it! Very informative posting. Thanks!
Posted by
It will pass... |
March 20, 2007 at 7:33 AM
woah... i NEVER realized this. Thanks for the info. When it is white, I felt like I was dirty or something and having "isues" down there. Glad to hear that I'm okay!
-MangoP
Posted by
Mango P |
March 20, 2007 at 10:16 AM
I'm so glad I was eating lunch while reading this.
Posted by
Ghetto Photo Girl |
March 20, 2007 at 1:41 PM
I like to edumucate, but do apologize for ruining any meals!
Posted by
Bengali Chick |
March 20, 2007 at 1:44 PM
erm... good to know.
Posted by
squeaks |
March 20, 2007 at 4:46 PM
Good stuff, BC!
I didn't know any of this either. Eh - what if you get the egg white stuff but it's not stretchy and rubbery like you say?
Posted by
Zed |
March 20, 2007 at 6:23 PM
My own fault! Though it was very informative.
Posted by
Ghetto Photo Girl |
March 20, 2007 at 7:35 PM
Zed: Do you check everyday? For at least a day it generally will get to the eggwhite status. If it doesn't, I wouldn't worry though.
Squeaks & GPS: I'm glad it was informative!
This is part of my yoni series.
Posted by
Bengali Chick |
March 20, 2007 at 9:23 PM
This post was very informative. Thanks BC. I remember asking this to my Gynecologist, she said its normal. She didn't explain it any furthur. This would have been so helpful. I wouldn't feel disgusted or dirty down there.
Posted by
Anonymous |
March 21, 2007 at 6:06 AM
It is absolutely amazing how so many woman are not aware how their body works. There should really be a course in school on this. I know I didn't have a damn clue until I was trying to conceive. What a shame!
Posted by
Loving My Life |
March 21, 2007 at 6:32 AM