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Can Brown Vaginal Discharge And Light Spotting With No Periods Indicate Pregnancy?

My husband and I have been having unprotected sex for the last few weeks trying to get pregnant. About 5 days ago, I had a brown sort of discharge, which I thought might be the start of my period. The next day there was nothing. The next day I had a very light spotting, then the next day nothing. The next day I had what I thought was the start of my period, but now I'm getting nothing again. Should I take a pregnancy test? Normally my periods are like clockwork.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello dear
Understand your concern
Yes there may be possibility of pregnancy as you had unprotected sexual intercourse during ovulation time/fertile period of your cycle.
Brown discharge and light spotting around period time may be suggestive of implantation bleeding that occur 6-12 days after fertilization.
If your period will delay by 8-10 days then go for home pregnancy test (should be done with fresh morning mid stream urine).
In absence of pregnancy rule out the hormonal imbalance and Ovarian dysfunction/PCOS by consulting the gynecologist.

Hope this may help you
Thanks and regards
Dr. Dholariya Sagar
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Can Brown Vaginal Discharge And Light Spotting With No Periods Indicate Pregnancy?

Hello dear Understand your concern Yes there may be possibility of pregnancy as you had unprotected sexual intercourse during ovulation time/fertile period of your cycle. Brown discharge and light spotting around period time may be suggestive of implantation bleeding that occur 6-12 days after fertilization. If your period will delay by 8-10 days then go for home pregnancy test (should be done with fresh morning mid stream urine). In absence of pregnancy rule out the hormonal imbalance and Ovarian dysfunction/PCOS by consulting the gynecologist. Hope this may help you Thanks and regards Dr. Dholariya Sagar