Re: spotting before menses

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Thanks, ABC

At Mon, 8 Jan 2001, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Sun, 7 Jan 2001, ABC wrote:
>>
>>I am trying for conception. I had brow spotting with strange periods.
>>They were masses of honeycomb structure. I have never seen periods like
>>these. What is it? Is it going to affect conception. Also, what is
>>implantation spotting?
>>
>>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
>>>
>>>--
>>>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>>>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>>>Private Practice
>>>New Orleans, La.
>>>
>>>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>>>
>>>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
>>>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>>>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
>>>of a physician-patient relationship.
>>>
>ABC
>
>I have no clue what this spotting is, but it does not sound ominous.
>Implantation bleeding is bleeding that occurs as the pregnancy implants
>into the endometrium. Usually happens about 7-10 days after conception.
>Hope this helps
>
>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>
>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
>of a physician-patient relationship.
>

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