WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2002: Re: spotting in between periods

Re: spotting in between periods

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:19:05 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Aimee wrote: >
>Hello! For the past 4 days, I've been experiencing spotting. It has
>ranged from brown to bright red. It is too early (by far) in my cycle
>for it to be my period. It is not ovulatory, as I chart my temps (no
>ovulation yet) and take ovulation tests. It is not from sex. I am not
>pregnant. I've never experienced it before. I had my annual pap smear
>last month, and everything was normal (since then i've had my regular
>period). The only abnormal thing is I am recovering from the flu with
>fever, and my ovulation is late. I have hypothyroidism. I've been on
>meds since May '01 and Jan. 10th my meds were increased. I have been
>tested for PCOS and had some symptoms, but my doc wanted to wait to
>diagnose because it wasn't enough, symptom wise. Other than that, I am
>healthy..average height, weight, etc.
>Any ideas about why I am spotting?
>Thank you for your time!

Aimee, At this point, I would not be concerned about an isolated cycle with dysfunctional bleeding, as long as you are under the age of 40. See how the next few cycles go... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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