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Is Brown Spotting Sign Of Pregnancy?
Not sure if this is implantation bleeding or not, but need advise. My first day of cycle was May 18th, I am a 26 day cycle. On June 2-4th I had litte pink spotting, then on June 7-9 I had brown spotting on June 11th I woke up and had brown spotting again with a little darker brown tissue, but only that. Could I be pregnant?
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Hallow Dear,
When you had menstruation on 18 May, day of your egg release falls somewhere around June 1; so the spotting on June 2-4 appears to be ovulation bleeding. This is known as Mittelschmerz. The brown spotting on June 7-9 and brown bleeding on June 11 is due to the passage of stale blood of Mittelschmerz remaining in the uterine cavity or the upper vagina. The darker tissue you noted is passage of some broken endometrium. It does not denote pregnancy.
In fact pregnancy is characterized by absence of menstruation. Any bleeding during pregnancy is indicative of risk to the pregnancy.
Moreover, you have not missed your period. So exclude the possibility of pregnancy. Brown bleeding is passage of stale blood accumulated inside.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
When you had menstruation on 18 May, day of your egg release falls somewhere around June 1; so the spotting on June 2-4 appears to be ovulation bleeding. This is known as Mittelschmerz. The brown spotting on June 7-9 and brown bleeding on June 11 is due to the passage of stale blood of Mittelschmerz remaining in the uterine cavity or the upper vagina. The darker tissue you noted is passage of some broken endometrium. It does not denote pregnancy.
In fact pregnancy is characterized by absence of menstruation. Any bleeding during pregnancy is indicative of risk to the pregnancy.
Moreover, you have not missed your period. So exclude the possibility of pregnancy. Brown bleeding is passage of stale blood accumulated inside.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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Hallow Dear,
When you had menstruation on 18 May, your egg release falls somewhere around June 1; so the spotting on June 2-4 appears to be ovulation bleeding. This is known as Mittelschmerz. The bleedci`123 46[ trew=
When you had menstruation on 18 May, your egg release falls somewhere around June 1; so the spotting on June 2-4 appears to be ovulation bleeding. This is known as Mittelschmerz. The bleedci`123 46[ trew=
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