spotting pink and brown

HI everybody i dont know if i am pregnant but i have been spotting pink and brown over a month on and off. I am reading that lots of people says its because you are pregnant but i dont know. i dont get my period that much. the last time i had s** was may 10 and after 3 weeks that is when i started to i didnt get my period of may i always get it the last week of the month. my breast been hurting i just want to sleep all day. i hate waking up to go to work. everything my daughter does makes me bad. if i start talking about something i start crying. If i fight with my man i just want to cry. i just want to be home sleeping. sometimes i feel dizzy. i dont know what it is.

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
There is an easy way to find out if you are pregnant! Just take a pregnancy test!  It may be negative though, because it sounds more like a hormone imbalance to me.  Many people with irregular periods develop a build up in the lining of the uterus.  Eventually when the lining gets thick enough, they start spotting, or even heavy bleeding, or clotting.
If you came to see me, I would check a pregnancy test first.  Next we would do an ultrasound.  If the lining is thick as I suspect, I would do a biopsy (If you are over 40) and give you progesterone to clean out the tissue.  This usually generates a very heavy period, but then you can start fresh.  We would then need to decide how to keep the build up from coming back again--Mirena IUDs are very popular and work great!  Birth control pills work well too!
Hope this is helpful!
Good luck!
Dr B