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Re: spotting with ovulation after tubal

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:03:40 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 20 Nov 2001, J wrote: >
>I had a tubal ligation last July via the clip method. This month during
>ovulation I spotted just one little spot of blood and then it was gone.
>This has NEVER happened to me during ovulation. I called my doctor and
>she had me come in and take a pregnancy test that came up negative and I
>have no pain to indicate a tubal pregnancy. My question is how can I
>spot during ovulation if the egg is released in the upper part of the
>fallopian tube and my tubes are blocked? Could the spotting indicate
>that one of my tubes is unblocked now, or is it just my uterus
>responding to ovulation hormones?

The bleeding comes from the uterus, and the status of your tube has no impact on whether or not someone bleeds in midcycle. It could be intact, clipped, or even gone entirely, and that is not going to effect midcycle spotting.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.




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