everyone says that when you are ovulating and most fertile the discharge lokks like egg whites?? what does egg whites look like? and why do they call it egg "WHITES" if the dicharge is clear?? sorry i know this may sound funny to some of you but i really need to know this!!
2007-02-06 03:39:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yeah, that is confusing. Especially since the discharge is usually white UNTIL you start having the fertile type that is clear but an "egg white" consistancy.
The mucus that you're looking for when determining if you're ovulating is clear and has the consistancy of an egg white, that is it is kind of streatchy. I know, how gross... but if are ovulating your discharge becomes clear and if you use your thumb and index finger to test the consistancy, you'll find that it is streatchy, it can streatch over an inch even. That is because it creates almost like a ladder or tunnel that is condusive to sperm being able to travel up to the egg. Regualr discharge is more white and tacky, not streatchy.
Hope that helps. I've getting ready to have my second planned son and used the discharge guidelines to know when I was fertile. It was a much better indicator than trying to use the ovulation test from the drug store or taking my temperature... The temperature thing really stinks because your temp. only goes up AFTER you've ovulated... not much help really :)
Good luck!!!
2007-02-06 03:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by SharonLeigh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
egg whites are clear when theyre uncooked, thats why its called egg whites. Egg clears just doesnt make sense.
The discharge is the same as the clear part of the egg. Go crack on open and stick your fingers in it, your discharge will have the same consistancy when you're ovulating.
2007-02-06 03:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egg whites are clear before they are cooked. They are always called whites cooked or not. Wouldn`t a thermometer be a better gauge of when you`re ovulating? There are no dumb questions just different types.
2007-02-06 04:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Hamish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separate an egg.Take and crack an egg, carefully pour the yolk back and forth from one half of the shell to the other. (over a cup or something)The egg "whites" will pour out inbetween. I think they are called egg whites because they turn white when cooked
2007-02-06 03:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by his temptress 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
egg whites is the clear part of the egg. It turns white when it is cooked that is why its called whites... The discharge should be clear.
2007-02-06 03:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by peachescl2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok everyone else has given you the egg whites explanation, I just want to say the only Dumb Question is the one you don't ask . There may be others out there afraid to ask this same question!
2007-02-06 03:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by Serenayowlerlove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that I can tell you is to crack open and egg. There are 2 parts. The yolk and the egg whites.
2007-02-06 03:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to sound gross but....when you are ovulating you get this discharge that looks like white and very gooey. How you can tell if it is the time is if you put the discharge between you index finger and thumb and you slowly stretch it..if it breaks very easily then it's not the time but if it stretches far then it's time. Hope I helped.
2007-02-06 03:52:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
egg whites are the clear liquid around the yolk of the egg when you crack and egg open ( the part that turns white when you cook them
2007-02-06 03:43:46 · answer #9 · answered by nbatch2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not necessarily the colour of egg whites it just has the textue and consistency of it.
Sorry that doesn't help but its hard to explain. Haven't you seen an egg before? Sorry, didn't mean that horrible.
2007-02-06 03:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋