Colombo B, Mion A, Passarin K, Scarpa B. Cervical mucus symptom and daily fecundability: first results from a new database. Stat Methods Med Res (2006) 15(2):161–80.
Key Results
Taking the day of peak mucus as a conventional marker of ovulation, the database identified the length (12 days) and location of a ‘window’ of potential fertility, the highest level of conception probability being confined to the central five to six days.
Conclusion
Univariate analysis provided evidence of the impact on fecundability of the woman’s age and the basic infertile pattern of a cycle. Several analytical approaches highlighted the relationship between daily mucus characteristics and levels of fecundability.