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Re: 14 weeks, brown spotting

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:50:26 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Tency wrote: >
>I'm 14 weeks pregnant. I've heard the baby's heart beat, and saw the
>baby on ultrasound at 11 weeks. All is well. My question: Yesterday I
>had a very, very small amount of brown blood (it would have fit on a
>nickle, and it was not a drop, just a bunch of tiny specs). I don't
>really think it is cause for concern, but I suppose I'm looking for some
>reassurance. What is odd, is that if this is just old blood that needed
>to come out, one would think that I would have bled after my pap smear
>at 6 weeks, or after intercourse. I have done nothing within the last
>week to irritate my cervix or stimulate bleeding.

you are quite right in your assumption that spotting can occur after intercourse -- and it may take a few days to show up. Spotting may also be from a cervical polyp or an infection -- even yeast. Be sure to let your doctor know if this continues.

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD
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