Not flowing, but enough to think WTF? At first (two days ago) it was just a tiny bit. Enough to think it could be ovulation spotting. That’s not totally uncommon for me. I’ve noticed it a few times in the last two years.
Yesterday, there was more.
Today, there’s even more, but still not enough to call it flow. It’s really pissing me off. So I went to Google and found some interesting things.
Definition of O spotting: The trace amount of blood that may appear due to the rupture of the follicle will not be red (like menstrual blood), but will rather exhibit a brownish or pinkish color. For example, you may see just a faint streak of pinkish blood intermingled with cervical fluids during your daily CM check. Also, some sites say O spotting is a secondary fertility sign.
Definition of O bleeding: Menstrual bleeding happens during the second drop in estrogen. In some women, though, the first estrogen drop appears to trigger bleeding, too. This mid-cycle bleeding is usually light and brief.
Other possible causes of mid-cycle spotting include:
- IUDs (don’t have any of these)
- Low thyroid function (possibly, but wouldn’t that have been discovered in last blood work?)
- Vaginal or cervical infection (another possibility, but wouldn’t I be in some sort of pain?)
- Serious problems such as cancer (one reason I hate Googling)
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