In general, cervical mucus in non-pregnant individuals is thinner than the mucus plug. The mucus plug is thicker and more jelly-like than other vaginal discharge. Discharge during pregnancy ...

The thicker mucus creates a plug that seals the cervix to protect the developing fetus from potential infection. During late pregnancy, cervical mucus may be a little pink. You may notice the ...

To mimic the cervical microbiome, they introduced Lactobacillus crispatus ... exposure to pregnancy-related hormones gave rise to structures like the mucus plug formed during pregnancy, suggesting the ...