
What Causes Delayed Periods And Spotting?

Question: My period was 6 days late I'm always very regular, have been trying to conceive for 18months now, I've had two days of very light bleeding/spotting. It stopped after 48 hours. My home pregnancy test shows a negative result?
Brief Answer:
Repeat urine pregnancy test after 1 week
Detailed Answer:
Hi there..
Thanks for writing in.
There are 2 possibilities....
Either
this was your Periods, just that it was lighter flow.
Or
This could be Pregnancy with the spotting/light bleeding being implantation bleeding .
I would advise you to get a urine pregnancy test done after a week.
If negative, do a blood test for beta hcg & USG lower abdomen to confirm or exclude intrauterine pregnancy .
Hope this answer was helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan
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