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If you cramp a week before your period, spot then bleed heavy for two days and spot after are you pregnant?
April 9, 2009 - 7:13pm
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I started cramping a week before my period was due. I was spotting for two days then I began to have heavy bleeding for two days. After the two days of heavy bleeding I began to spot for two days and then nothing. I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. My mom and sister thinks it may be to early to detect pregnancy but i think I'm not..although the period was not as heavy as I'm used to and the fact that I don't usually get cramps during my period. Should I take another test? Is something wrong with me?
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Hi, Anon:
I would certainly talk to your gynecologist about your heavy bleeding and cramping. While it's not unusual to experience cramps or the occasional heavier cycle, there might be something else going on worth checking into. My daughter went through this and her doctor has her on birth control pills to help regulate her cycle.
You might also be interested in this empowHer article on Dysmenorrhea, painful menstrual cycles that could be caused by an underlying condition.
Please let us know what you find out after you consult your doctor.
Anon, Alysia is right; that level of cramping and heavy bleeding isn't usual. If your next cycle is normal, however, you can probably chalk up the difference just to stress, hormones and so on.
Let's talk about your pregnancy question, however. What was the date that your last period began? Are your cycles usually regular, and if so, how far apart are they usually? And do you know the approximate dates when you had unprotected sex?
What it sounds like, to me, is that your period came early and was slightly different than usual.
Most pregnancy tests are made to detect the hormones that pregnancy releases in your body. That hormone is never released any other time. But they usually only work when you are actually late for your period -- from 1 to 5 days late.
The normal series of events for a woman to get pregnant would be as follows:
Day 1 - period starts
Day 10-14 depending on cycle -- ovulation
Day 7-17 - unprotected sex
Day 28 - period should start
Day 29-35 pregnancy test would detect pregnancy.
From your letter, I am assuming this is what happened:
Day 1: period started
Day 10-14 - ovulation, at some point
Day 7-17 - unprotected sex, at some point
Day 21 and 22 - spotting and cramps
Day 23 and 24 - heavy flow and cramps
Day 25 and 26 - spotting and cramps
Day 28 - period was due.
Is that about the course of events?
If so, my guess would be that you aren't pregnant, that you just had an early and somewhat different cycle. (Have you started or stopped any medications in the last month, or changed your diet, exercise, etc?) My guess would be that you should count this as a period and expect your next cycle about 28 days after this one began. However, as Alysia said, since this was so very different for you, a call to your doctor -- or at least your doctor's nurse -- might be the best way to go.
Please write back if there's any more information here that might help.
yea u should but u know wat da some thing is happening to me now.