Cervical fluid is necessary for allowing the sperm to swim freely through the cervix. Some of us have low or no cervical fluid, so it is harder for the sperm to move and there may not be a friendly environment for the sperm to sustain themselves.
When a woman ovulates there should be an increase in cervical mucous (CM), as well as a change in the mucous texture, from “wet” to a more pliable, stretchy, egg white like mucous. This is easily helped by using one of these 5 suggestions:
1. Drink green tea daily - There are no studies proving this, but I
have read hundreds of women using green tea to increase CM with
great success. Drink one cup a day from menstruation till ovulation.
2. Take Evening Primrose - Dose is 1500 - 3000 mg once daily. Take
from your period till ovulation, than switch to fish oil. The
dosage for increasing cervical mucous is initially 500mg, three
times a day for a total of 1500mg per day. If you don’t get results
in your first cycle, increase your dosage to 3,000 mg a day in your
next cycle. Evening Primrose Oil can cause uterine contractions in
pregnancy, which is why you should not take it past ovulation (in
case you get pregnant.)
3. Take L Arginine- This is a supplement helps to promote cervical
mucous by supporting the production of nitric oxid (NO). Nitric
oxide dilates blood vessels and helps to increase blood flow to the
uterus, ovaries, and genitals.
4. Use a sperm friendly lubricant - A water based sperm
friendly lubricant that mimics cervical fluids and creates a sperm
friendly PH in necessary to allow the sperm to swim and reach the
egg.
5. Drink a lot of water through out the day - This may be all you
need, drink more water. Regardless if you use any of the
supplements to help, you must drink enough water for your body to
be able to make cervical mucous.
References:
(1)Erik Odeblad. The Functional Structure of Human Cervical Mucus. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 47, Issue S1 1968
(2)D. F. Katz, R. N. Mills and T. R. Pritchett. The movement of human spermatozoa in cervical mucus. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility (1978) (1978) 53 259-265
(3)George I. Gorodeski. NO increases permeability of cultured human cervical epithelia by cGMP-mediated increase in G-actin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 278: C942-C952, 2000;
