The elasticity of preovulatory cervical mucus.
Used in a post-coital test to test the stretchability of cervical mucous. close window
The stretchability of cervical mucus; the stringy quality that occurs at midcycle under the influence of estrogen. See also Postcoital Test.
Spinnbarkeit is a medical term and refers to the stringy and/or stretchy quality found to varying degrees in mucus, saliva, and similar fluids. The term is used especially with reference to cervical mucus at the time just prior to or during ovulation.