Describing Mucus that can be lifted up off the tissue - Consistency

(Consistency is the texture and threadiness of the mucus)

6 = Sticky refers to mucus that when finger tested between two fingers will lift up and break apart at ¼ inch or less.

8 = Tacky refers to mucus that forms a thread of ½ to ¾ of an inch when finger tested.

10 = Stretchy refers to mucus that forms a thread of 1 inch or more when finger tested. Any mucus that is stretchy is peak mucus.

P = Pasty refers to a texture noticed when mucus is finger tested. It feels similar to hand lotion or paste. It tends to occur with sticky, cloudy non-peak type mucus. Women who experience continuous vaginal cell slough tend to experience pasty discharge frequently in their cycle. In those cases interpretation of the cycles and fertile and infertile days can be managed with the help of an HRHP using a special Yellow Stamp Management approach. For women with normal patterns of dryness/mucus this pasty discharge may signal a point of change into the mucus pattern.

G = Gummy or Gluey refers to the texture of discharge that is present where there is an inflammation or infection of the cervix. The texture is like half dried rubber cement, or bread dough. It forms a thread which will be thick and snappy, or gluey.