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Implantation Bleeding or Menstruation?

By Anonymous June 25, 2009 - 5:00pm
 
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I’m confused and wonder if you could lend some advice or your own thoughts on the differences that you have experienced on this topic.
I have regular cycles around 27 days (sometimes 26). My menstruation typically starts light and is super heavy the second day (red in color). It typically lasts 4-5 days. On day 12 of my cycle I have a positive OFK and subsequently had intercourse. I either ovulated on day 13 or 14 so today would be around CD 11. Yesterday morning, I started with a very bright colored blood and then experienced nothing until later in the afternoon. Later it was more and I had some cramping. I used a tampon b/c I did not have pads. That night it was only on one side. Two different times I had a drop on my underwear. Overnight it did not fill half the tampon. Today was the same thing. In fact after six hours and then checking the tampon, it was filled about half way, but my guess is that it was not soaked all the way through. The color is not the same as usual, but it seems like I shouldn’t have that much blood b/c what I read says “spotting”. Typically, today I would be really heavy and it is about half that. It is also three or four days prior to my period so I am confused. It feels like a period, but I am unsure because of the bright color and amount. Any thoughts? Thanks!

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Anonymous

My periods are. Normally 5 days and really heavy but this month its very light and not even filling a light tampon. When I take the tampons out they only have a little bit of blood on one side. I have yet to take a test to see what it says. Is this normal or should I take a test?

December 11, 2013 - 5:43pm
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Anonymous

I am seventeen and my boyfriend and i are sexually active and i am allergic to latex so we weren't using condoms , i am not on the pill and my period was supposed to come on the 24th of November and it never came i had intercourse on the 18th of November and now on the 1st of December i had light bleeding and it was bright pink not even enough blood for two tampons and usually my menstrual takes six tampons a day some times eight , for the past week i have had nausea dizziness tender swollen breast vomiting fatigue and frequent urination. I took a test on the 25th and it came out negative but on the 29th i took another test and it had a faint positive. Does it sound like implantation bleeding or did i have my period , My doctor wont see me til january because he is out of town for the holidays please if anyone has any information it would help thanks

December 3, 2013 - 12:35am
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Anonymous

Hello iam always have my period on time but since sunday i go peee a lil blood came out nd my pads have no blood can u help me

November 27, 2013 - 4:04pm
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Anonymous

Hello I was wondering can I use some help here . I was supposed to start my cycle Monday the 18th and today is Thursday the 21st and I noticed that I'm spotting , tomorrow was suppose to be the last day of my cycle and normally my period come on time but this month it didn't

November 21, 2013 - 11:52am
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So I had my last regular period October 8 th this month november I was supposed to start Saturday the 9 th based on my 32 day cycle but instead I began having TMI a very very faint like pink discharge it only came out when I went potty the light pink lasted a day on the second day i had a very little bit of bright red come out on the third day it went from dark red to brown almost instantly there was just a little brown on the fourth day only two times after I wiped my period usually last six days this time basically three with what was left coming out on the fourth day my period are usually very heavy and I don't consider this a period cause I really didn't see blood like I normally would and like I said I only saw it when I used the bathroom there was no need for a tampon or pad cause there was no actual flow I began having this bleeding 11dpo with no cramping at all no real pregnancy symptoms Im just a Lil tired and my boobs are a bit sensitive and larger but I have never experienced bleeding like this it was almost watery pink and like I said only saw it when I pee oh and on the third day I had a (tmi again) a glob of brown tinged mucus come out of me I don't understand what's going on with my body me and my fiance are TTC but I took a test on the ninth while I was spotting that's the day my period was supposed to come but it was negative

November 15, 2013 - 3:04pm
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Anonymous

Hi I am having some trouble. I started spotting 8 days after I ovulated it only lasted one day. I thought it might be implantation. When my period was due is started and I thought I had been wrong about implantation. My periods are usually heavy and last 5-6 days this has been lighter old blood only and I don't bleed at all at night. Its the third day and I am just spotting already like my period is ending. I am really confused please help!

October 24, 2013 - 10:11pm
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Anonymous

ok started my period this morning around 3 am i went to wipe and there was a good amount of blood.... I went to the bathroom put in tampon and pulled the applacator out and there was no blood on it... a little worried but not much well it has been a full day and i am normally very heavy my first day and then it becomes lite...well i have wake up go to the bath room change my tampon and there was a few drops on there...so i put another one in and still not blood when i wipe or put tampon in well i have been up since 8am this morning and i have just now put in my second third tampon and i only changed the first and second one cause it was time to due to just how long it was in not because it was full well i am now on my thrid on and still no blood what is going on????could i be pregnant...

September 3, 2013 - 7:28pm
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Anonymous

Okay I missed my period in jan. on feb 13th I had server abdominal pain on one side then all over my stomach feb 14th I had light bleeding only when I wiped it was never in my underwear yesterday it stopped but now I wiped again its a very light light orange color maybe brown what could this be

February 19, 2013 - 12:00pm
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Hello . I've gotten my period Feb 6 without spotting at first just straight heavy flow. Finished it on Feb 15. Now Feb 18 I am spotting which is pinkish brownish. I usually get my period without the spotting. Could I be getting my period twice this month? Or could there be something wrong?:

February 19, 2013 - 5:37am
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I wanted to know whats going on with me my period was due jan 14 started stopping red blood stopped the night of the 15th and on the 16th afternoon I was flowing stop on the 18th and been having cramps every since lower abdomen and sides and back was due on feb 2nd but still cramping haven't seen anything yet can some one tell me wats going on..

February 6, 2013 - 9:41pm
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