What is the difference between cervical mucus and semen?
Identifying changes in the quality of your identify cervical mucus during your cycle can greatly improve your chances of conceiving. Entering in this information together with taking temperature measurements with DuoFertility can increase the accuracy of detection of fertile days to 99.7%. But, it can be very difficult to identify cervical mucus after having intercourse, as semen and cervical mucus look very similar and share similar properties – for example, both cervical mucus and semen are in charge of transporting and nourishing sperm. However, on close examination, you will be able to see that cervical mucus, unlike semen, is clear (less white) and rather stretchy in texture. Semen will also dry up more quickly on your fingertips than cervical mucus. Much more detailed information can be found in the cervical mucus section of the website, including pages about fertile mucus, changes in mucus quality, and identifying cervical mucus.