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Can Spotting, Headaches And Tiredness Be Seen As Symptoms Of Pregnancy?
Hi. My period ended 12days ago n I had sex 2 days after period ended and 5/6days after ended. For the past 3 days I have had discharge it started out as spotting pinkish n color and small amount then turned light brown n now Is dark brown watery and somewhat stringy not enough to wear pad or anything maybe a panty liner . My next period isnt due until 12days . Never had spotting like this before. Im also having headaches and tired . No cramping just slight pulses in lower abdomen. What can this mean? Thanks
Mon, 12 Sep 2016
Hallow Dear,
The egg is released (ovulation) 14 days before the next expected period. The egg has a life of 24 hours while the sperms are active for 72 hours. Hence, a period of about a week around the day of ovulation is Fertile Window. You had intercourse on day 2 and day 5/6 after the menstrual period. First intercourse is far from the Fertile Window; however, your next sexual relations are very much in the boundaries of Fertile Window. So, there is a possibility of pregnancy. You can wait for the menses to start. If they are delayed, you may perform pregnancy test on overnight morning first urine sample a week after the missed period; earlier they may report false negative. Alternatively, you may opt for Beta hCG test on the blood 10 days after the last unprotected intercourse.
The spotting you had in the midcycle is Mittelschmerz. Mittelschmerz is some spotting with pain in abdomen (sometimes) occurring at the time of ovulation. It is not diagnostic of pregnancy. It is not an issue of concern at all and needs no special attention.
Headache and tiredness are not at all the symptoms of pregnancy. Any symptom of pregnancy starts showing up only after about 8-10 days after missing the period. You may be having some viral infection like 'flue'. You may report to your physician for these symptoms. Medicines like Paracetamol or Tylenol can give you relief from these symptoms.
I hope this clears your doubts and provides you guidelines.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
The egg is released (ovulation) 14 days before the next expected period. The egg has a life of 24 hours while the sperms are active for 72 hours. Hence, a period of about a week around the day of ovulation is Fertile Window. You had intercourse on day 2 and day 5/6 after the menstrual period. First intercourse is far from the Fertile Window; however, your next sexual relations are very much in the boundaries of Fertile Window. So, there is a possibility of pregnancy. You can wait for the menses to start. If they are delayed, you may perform pregnancy test on overnight morning first urine sample a week after the missed period; earlier they may report false negative. Alternatively, you may opt for Beta hCG test on the blood 10 days after the last unprotected intercourse.
The spotting you had in the midcycle is Mittelschmerz. Mittelschmerz is some spotting with pain in abdomen (sometimes) occurring at the time of ovulation. It is not diagnostic of pregnancy. It is not an issue of concern at all and needs no special attention.
Headache and tiredness are not at all the symptoms of pregnancy. Any symptom of pregnancy starts showing up only after about 8-10 days after missing the period. You may be having some viral infection like 'flue'. You may report to your physician for these symptoms. Medicines like Paracetamol or Tylenol can give you relief from these symptoms.
I hope this clears your doubts and provides you guidelines.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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