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So this might be a stupid question but... I had my period two weeks ago and today I started bleeding but it was not like my period and it only lasted for today. I have never had this happen and I do not know what causes it or anything about it. Can anyone help me out?
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Hello EnvyH55,
I sent you a private message in regards to your personal message you sent me.
For others who are asking this same questions, the fact remains, that bleeding can occur in pregnancy and thus can not rule out that you are not pregnant.
At this point to ensure the bleeding isn't from pregnancy, I would recommend a home pregnancy test, and a visit to the doctor who prescribed the patch for you. Using a back up birth control when switching methods, is usually recommended while your body transitions to the newer form of BC. So, it is kind of odd that your clinic didn't suggest this.
Please let me know if you can take a HPT now and one again in a week.
In addition to anything I have mentioned, please keep in mind, that while I or others may have extensive knowledge in many areas, you should always seek professional medical advice from your own physician, as it pertains to medical conditions or concerns.
Good luck, and if you have any other questions that I can help you with, please feel free to message me directly.
Sincerely,
Sandi (Dragon1973)
MedHelp Genetics Community Leader;
Children - Special Needs Community Leader;
Down syndrome Community Leader & Ds Group Forum Founder/Moderator
I sent you a private message in regards to your personal message you sent me.
For others who are asking this same questions, the fact remains, that bleeding can occur in pregnancy and thus can not rule out that you are not pregnant.
At this point to ensure the bleeding isn't from pregnancy, I would recommend a home pregnancy test, and a visit to the doctor who prescribed the patch for you. Using a back up birth control when switching methods, is usually recommended while your body transitions to the newer form of BC. So, it is kind of odd that your clinic didn't suggest this.
Please let me know if you can take a HPT now and one again in a week.
In addition to anything I have mentioned, please keep in mind, that while I or others may have extensive knowledge in many areas, you should always seek professional medical advice from your own physician, as it pertains to medical conditions or concerns.
Good luck, and if you have any other questions that I can help you with, please feel free to message me directly.
Sincerely,
Sandi (Dragon1973)
MedHelp Genetics Community Leader;
Children - Special Needs Community Leader;
Down syndrome Community Leader & Ds Group Forum Founder/Moderator
I am on the patch but I only started it about six weeks ago, and the clinic I got it from did not tell me that you should use back up for the first month so my boyfriend and I have been having sex since I started it without any other form of birth control. But I got my period on the ninth of
July and it ended on the thirteenth so I assume that means am not pregnant. But yesterday I sort of started bleeding it was like brown and gross looking, and then like a couple hours later was bleeding just a little bit thought it went away last night and then today it is like a really dark red at times and really light pink at other times.
July and it ended on the thirteenth so I assume that means am not pregnant. But yesterday I sort of started bleeding it was like brown and gross looking, and then like a couple hours later was bleeding just a little bit thought it went away last night and then today it is like a really dark red at times and really light pink at other times.
Did you finish your period two weeks ago? If so, I'm wondering if you could be pregnant. Is that a possibility? Women occasionally have spotting upon implantation of the fertilized embryo into the uterus. Or it could be ovulation spotting. But I think that is usually very light. Do you know exactly which day of the cycle it was when you had it? And how light/heavy was it? That might help to shed some light.
Well if you are on birth-control you can have spotting, which is similar to what you are describing. If not you still could be spotting, sometimes things like a lot of stress or anti-biotics can induce this. It sometimes happens to me too, usually when I'm bogged down with stress of school and work! I dont really think you have much to worry about, but if its bothering you, give your gyno a call.
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Sorry to hear that you are so worried. And it's not a stupid question. Here is my question for you, because without more information, everything that I or others post will be a guess. Are you on any form of Birth Control that involves hormones like the Pill or Depo shot? The reason why I ask is, what you could have experienced is called break through bleeding. Often times when we are on BC we can have breakthrough bleeding, and it usually only lasts a short while. Even if you aren't, we can still have breakthrough bleeding when our uterine lining is heavier than normal during the month and is getting rid of some of the extra lining.
If you have never had breakthrough bleeding before, it isn't abnormal. And it can happen again, or not again for a long time.
The only other time a woman gets bleeding for perhaps one or two days in the middle of a cycle, is if she might be pregnant. This is called Implantation bleeding, and it can look like a period, or just brown staining. Implantation bleeding occurs when the blastocyst (the fertilized egg that has already multiplied) travel from the fallopian tubes to the uterus and embeds to the wall. Sometimes it is lighter than a normal period. Sometimes it is pink, red or brown and even a combo of the three. The thing is, without knowing if you had any sexual relations, (I am not sure of you age) I can't really say. But these are the main reasons. 1) Hormonal Birth Control, and any hormone medication causing breakthrough bleeding., 2) Breakthrough bleeding due to extra uterine lining., 3) Implantation bleeding from a pregnancy., 4) ovulation that occurred on a different day then you expected, for an unknown reason (which can happen even if you are regular).
So there you have a few good reasons for this bleeding. If you have more information, feel free to message me directly anytime.
In addition to anything I have mentioned, please keep in mind, that while I or others may have extensive knowledge in many areas, you should always seek professional medical advice from your own physician, as it pertains to medical conditions or concerns.
Good luck, and if you have any other questions that I can help you with, please feel free to message me directly.
Sincerely,
Sandi (Dragon1973)
MedHelp Genetics Community Leader;
Children - Special Needs Community Leader;
Down syndrome Community Leader & Ds Group Forum Founder/Moderator