What mucus occurs 10 days before menstruation, and what in early pregnancy?

Mucus changes depending on the phase of the cycle, so it is impossible to answer what is "10 days before menstruation" - the final date of bleeding is known only when it occurs. However, assuming very regular cycles, 10 days before the expected menstruation, the woman should be after ovulation. Immediately after menstruation, there is generally a lack of mucus or only a slight humidity in the vagina is felt, and the mucus itself is scanty, dense and sticky. The so-called fertile mucus is rare, transparent, stretchy and occurs in an increased amount during ovulation. Mucus before the period (that is, in the second phase of the cycle - between ovulation and bleeding) is again more dense and less transparent, rather viscous and there is less of it than during ovulation. Some women even feel vaginal dryness just before menstruation. In very early pregnancy, mucus can also be poorly felt, so it is not a particularly good predictor of whether a woman is expecting a child. However, you can observe its increased amount of colorless, whitish or slightly yellow color. It is rather sticky and dense to close the mouth of the uterus and thus protect the developing fetus (the so-called "mucous plug" is formed, which falls off just before giving birth).