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Gynecology (Expert Forum)
spotting pink and brown
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
spotting pink and brown
by janlizzy22, Jun 26, 2009 01:55PM
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.
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Jun 28, 2009 02:19PM
, Jun 28, 2009 02:19PMTo: janlizzy22
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
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
