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What Could Light Bleeding Between Periods Indicate?

Last month on 19 th july my periods started n it was light and lasts till 31 st july. Again on 13 th august it has started but with normal flow n now it is light but has not completely gone. 2 months ago i had my operation of left leg so local anesthesia was given to me.
Mon, 28 Sep 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Bleeding between periods is called 'inter-menstrual bleeding' oe 'metrorrhagia'.
It could be due to following causes:
1. Hormonal imbalance between estrogen and progesterone levels that regulate your cycle. You can evaluate this by getting your FSH and LH levels tested in the laboratory.
2. Intra-uterine devise like 'Coppet-T' for birth control, if it has been inserted in you.
3. Complications of pregnancy like miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy, provided, you have missed your periods.
4. Uterine fibroids or polyps, which are non cancerous growths in the uterus. This can be detected by per-speculum examination and by means of ultrasound scan of abdomen and pelvis.
5. Infection of the reproductive organs, which will invariably cause some symptoms.
6. Cancer of cervix, vagina, uterus and ovaries, which could be detected by means of symptoms and ultrasound scan.
Hope the information provided would be useful. Kindly consult Gynecologist and get evaluated and managed accordingly.
All the best.
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What Could Light Bleeding Between Periods Indicate?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Bleeding between periods is called inter-menstrual bleeding oe metrorrhagia . It could be due to following causes: 1. Hormonal imbalance between estrogen and progesterone levels that regulate your cycle. You can evaluate this by getting your FSH and LH levels tested in the laboratory. 2. Intra-uterine devise like Coppet-T for birth control, if it has been inserted in you. 3. Complications of pregnancy like miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy, provided, you have missed your periods. 4. Uterine fibroids or polyps, which are non cancerous growths in the uterus. This can be detected by per-speculum examination and by means of ultrasound scan of abdomen and pelvis. 5. Infection of the reproductive organs, which will invariably cause some symptoms. 6. Cancer of cervix, vagina, uterus and ovaries, which could be detected by means of symptoms and ultrasound scan. Hope the information provided would be useful. Kindly consult Gynecologist and get evaluated and managed accordingly. All the best.