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Re: menstruation and ovulation

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 19:54:43 -0500 (CDT)

At Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Monica wrote: >
>I saw a post to this sight about menstruation and charting but I am
>still a bit confused. My period is very predictable. I started feeling
>a little crampy and noticed a bit of blood one day but that was all ther
>was all day. The next day there was only a spot on the tissue after
>urination. Same thing the next day. On day 4 of this situation I
>finally started bleeding continuously and heavy(like a normal 1st day of
>period) Which day did my period actually begin? I am charting to find my
>day of ovulation. I usually ovulate on day 10 of the cycle. Will I
>likely ovulate 10 days after the 1st sighting of extremely light blood?
>Or day 10 after heavier bleeding stops? Thank you.

It is a convention to use the first drop of visible blood as the marker for the onset of menses. 

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN


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