PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: spotting before menses

Re: spotting before menses

From: ABC

anonymous@obgyn.net

Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:25:51 -0600 (CST)

At Mon, 8 Jan 2001, j wang, M.D. wrote: >
>It is very hard to distinguish implantaion bleeding from an onset of a
>period or miscarrige unless there is a visible pole in the uterus. Even
>then, it is hard to tell.
>
>At Mon, 8 Jan 2001, ABC wrote:
>>
>>If I don't have the implantation bleeding does that mean I might not be
>>pregnant ?
>>
>>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.
>>>
>--
>James Wang, M.D
>Assitant Clinical Prof.
>Tufts University School of Medicine
>
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
>and/or interventions.
>

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