Re: spotting before menses

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Apprehensive, ABC

At Sun, 7 Jan 2001, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Rebecca wrote:
>>
>>I have been off the pill for 4 months now. I have been keeping tracking
>>of my BBT and CM as well as using a OPK since then. I believe I can
>>pinpoint my day of ovulation pretty well now. My cycles seem to be
>>every 24 days and the day of ovulation is the 10th day every time. What
>>is very confusing is that I am having light spotting from around day 20
>>to day 23 just prior to the full flow of menses on day 24 (when my
>>temperature also drops). I remember reading somewhere once that you
>>don't start your new cycle until the big flow has occured (not the
>>spotting.) I can't find where I read that now and I am now wondering why
>>I am spotting like that every cycle. This last cycle, we tried to
>>conceive and I fooled myself to believe that the spotting was
>>implantation bleeding but yet it was the same ol' pre-menses spotting. I
>>am 27 years old with a six year old son. I have been on and off BC and
>>even used Depo for 4 years. These last 4 months (since getting of the
>>BC again) have been the first time I have had cycles as such. What is
>>going on?
>Rebecca
>
>Possibly you have an inadequate luteal phase. Have your md check some
>hormones on you in the luteal phase or do a late luteal emb to see. Hope
>this helps
>
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>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
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