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leanne - October 16th, 2005 2:06 PM

am exactly the same and i am really worried to. i desperately want a baby and im worried this could be ruinig my chances.


Holly - October 17th, 2005 9:52 PM

For about the past year and a half I have experienced mid cycle bleeding. My OBG says this in normal and is from a drop in horomone levels. I am not trying to conceive, but have 2 children, the last one 5.5years ago. I am not on anything, my husband had a vas after our last child. Any how, the obg says that this mid cycle bleed is normal. He also told me it can be brought on by weight gain or simply being a little or a lot overweight, as weight can affect our horomone levels. When I do have a mid cycle bleed, which is about every 2nd or 3rd month, sometimes it has been 2 in a row. It is like a mini period. It is brownish for most of the day, then gets pink then sometimes red. It is light, sometimes I have to wear a liner though. I too was very worried about this even though the doc said it was normal it still is comforting to see that I am not the only one this happens to.

tonya - October 18th, 2005 8:11 PM

thank you for posting this Holly,it has really put my mind at ease.i did do the endometrial biopsy and i didn't get the results explained to me as my ob will not be in till the end of the week,but i insisted that the covering ob see them and give the results to me.he said everything looked ok but i should wait for my own ob to call me when she comes back.i am somewhat relieved that he said things look ok but still anxious to talk to my doc.did your ob ever do tests on you?.BTW my mom was telling me today she also had this spotting and had 12 kids so there is hope for all of us!

charlie - October 19th, 2005 2:33 PM

hi no answers sorry but need help, i was on the injection pill an came off in dec 04 been tryin for a baby since. i know i can catch as i had my 1st child 2001 sadly he died aged 3 . has any one been on injetion who was tryin an if so how long did it take you? please help me


Allison - October 21st, 2005 4:39 AM

I was on Depo for 9 months and it was due on feb 29. I didn't take it because I am trying to get pregnant. My cycles are between 21 and 28 days and this month on the 15th day after my LMP I experienced light bleeding that was brown in color. I don't know what it is. I heard someone say that it means that I am fertile and now is the time to have sex, but I don't know. I am still trying. My friend was on depo for a year and got pregnant 3 months after she quit taking it. So, I guess it depends on the person.

tonya - October 21st, 2005 1:38 PM

i got my endometrial biopsy back and everything is normal according to my ob.when i asked her why i spot during ovulation time she said some women's estrogen levels drop real low.i hope this answers some of your questions

Sara - October 24th, 2005 3:27 PM

Light brown discharge 11-13 days into cycle

I'm 28 years old. I'm having a thin lightly-tinged brown discharge from my vagina. It happens about 11-13 days into my cycle. It happens after a strong pain in my lower abdominal right or left side. The pain lasts from one to 4 hours and after that I start bleeding. I went to the gyn and my pap and everything were normal. You can get ovulatory bleeding in the middle of the cycle and if it is very light, it just comes out as brown tinged as you describe. Usually it doesn't happen every month though.
They said that the pap was "within normal limits." She told me not to worry about the light brown if it didn't continue more than a couple of days or if I didn't have pain. It doesn't happen every month. Every 2 or 3 months maybe. Sometimes only a touch, sometimes a little brown for a day or so. I had hyperplasia 4 years ago but know my gyn say I am normal. I am trying to get pregnant but I wanted to know if I should try before, during or after the pain or the bleeding. If someone knows, please let me know.

tonya - October 25th, 2005 9:55 AM

you should try making a baby during that brown spotting and after.you're very fertile at that time.Now let's both cross our fingers for the both of us :)

Sandra - October 26th, 2005 12:08 AM

I've been having a thick discharge so I figured that I was ovulating and My husband and I have been trying to get Preg. For 6 mths, I also noticed light, light bleeding during the time I had the discharge? Is this ovulation or something else?

Nana - October 26th, 2005 2:08 PM

So glad to have come accross this site...Trish (or anyone else who may be trying to find out)I am ttc, I am bleeding during ovulation...should I have intercourse before, during or after?? has anybody found an answer to this??? Its just the second time this has happened to me, 1st time was 1 year ago?? Any suggestions??? Is there a dif. between implantation bleeding and ovulation bleeding???

karen - October 26th, 2005 3:14 PM

howlong does this ovulation bleeding last ? days---or hours? it it normal and enought to use a pad-what color is it ? clotty etc ??? and when should we bd ? before or after ?

sharon - October 26th, 2005 4:15 PM

Hi all,
I get the mid cycle bleeding as well...yesterday day 18 and had a dull ache on the left side and bleed a little bit...today all brown small amounts of discharge..I am worried about this as well..is this healthy? Does this mean you are healthy? Seems so many have this problem...what do you notice if you really have a problem with bleeding? Please help......I am a huge worrier:) thanks girls...OH, I have also tried progesterone creme (natural) does anyone know if that will cause period to be off? thanks all

Sharon - October 26th, 2005 4:18 PM

HI again,
I wanted to let all know I did have a full pelvic exam done last month and all was normal...I just wonder about the mid cycle bleeding..could stress really cause you to be off? I had a stressful event last month as well...thanks all

Sandy - November 1st, 2005 2:55 PM

Hi Everyone,

I've also experience bleeding during ovulation for a long time. Sometimes its light and other times a little heavier. My doctor has told me that this is normal for some women. I asked if it would interfer with pregnancy and he said no - sperm should have no difficulty getting through.
However, I was also told that sometimes the Lutueal Phase right after ovulation can breakdown early causing bleeding and consequently miscarriages. Its my understanding they can prescribe natural pill form progesterone to extend the luteal phase.


Erin - November 5th, 2005 1:45 AM

I was told by my doc that midcycle bleeding can mean I am NOT ovulating at all. I have had this problem for years. My doc suggested birth control to sort of get me back in to gear, but that seems silly since I am trying to conceive, but maybe that is what I need to do to conceive. Anyone hear of this? Also does anyone bleed, midcycle, after exercising?

Rachel - November 5th, 2005 7:01 AM

I have read in my book "taking charge of your fertility" that thus not most common, a sign of ovulation can be spotting. This is actually great for you ladies who do have it as it is an extra sign that you have ovulated. Some women don't have any signs, no dull ache, no cramping, nothing, so unless they are charting their temps they wound't know when they ovulated. I think the spotting comes after the egg has been released....so you need to make sure you BD before that time.
I just had the weirdest 2 days ever. I am currently at 5dpo (I know this because I chart on fertility friend). At 3dpo I had major pain on my left side during sudden movement, walking fast and especially painful when coughing. At 4dpo (yesterday), I woke up to go to work, went for my morning pee and found that my white underwear was covered in what I can only describe as a brown watery discharge (watered-down blood). DH and I BD'd the night before but it wasn't rough at all and actually the movement fromt hat hurt the left side as well. Does anybody know what this could be? A cyst? I just had a physical one month ago and was told no cycts found during my pelvic exam (not sure how accurate that is). It can't be implantation bleeding so soon?

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