The nurse tells a woman who is trying to conceive to check her cervical mucus for changes. What will she expect the characteristic of cervical mucus to be a few days before ovulation?

A. Clear and slippery: A few days before ovulation cervical mucus becomes thin, clear, stretchy and slippery (egg-white type) to facilitate sperm movement -this is the peak fertile mucus. B. Thin and white: Thin, white discharge is more characteristic of nonfertile or early-cycle mucus and does not indicate peak fertility. C. Cloudy and tacky: Cloudy, tacky mucus suggests less fertile conditions and typically occurs outside the ovulatory window. D. Scant and thick: Scant, thick mucus is typical during the infertile phases of the cycle and is not associated with imminent ovulation.