Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

What Causes Brownish Black Period With Clotting?

Hi, My period was late by over a Month, when I finally got my period, it was a dark brownish black colour and clotted. It eventually changed to a dark red colour with small amounts of clotting. However, since I went over my due period date I have been feeling tired, nausea, dizzy, headaches and backaches. I was going to buy a pregnancy test but then I got my period. Could it be possible that I may be pregnant or is it just an irregular period? Please help! Thanks.
posted on Sat, 6 Jun 2015
Twitter Wed, 20 Sep 2017 Answered on
Twitter Wed, 20 Sep 2017 Last reviewed on
Report Abuse
OBGYN,  's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for sharing your health concern with us. In the current scenario, it is more likely that you may have experienced some transient hormone imbalance. This can happen with sudden weight changes, stress and infections etc. The altered color of the bleeding is suggestive of collection inside the uterus. Your symptoms can happen with a very early pregnancy or hormone imbalance. To clarify, you can get the estimation of the serum beta-hCG titres and exclude/confirm pregnancy as the cause of this delay. Urine pregnancy tests are not of much use at this stage. Hope this helps.
I find this answer helpful
Note: Revert back with your gynae reports to get a clear medical analysis by our expert Gynecologic Oncologist. Click here.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Loading Online Doctors....
What Causes Brownish Black Period With Clotting?

Hello, Thanks for sharing your health concern with us. In the current scenario, it is more likely that you may have experienced some transient hormone imbalance. This can happen with sudden weight changes, stress and infections etc. The altered color of the bleeding is suggestive of collection inside the uterus. Your symptoms can happen with a very early pregnancy or hormone imbalance. To clarify, you can get the estimation of the serum beta-hCG titres and exclude/confirm pregnancy as the cause of this delay. Urine pregnancy tests are not of much use at this stage. Hope this helps.