spotting<\/span><\/h3>Your vagina during childbirth undergoes a massive expansion and perineal tear that takes longer to heal. Also, you’ll not have a period after childbirth for about 6 months if you are breastfeeding. Even in that case, you will have bleeding and spotting at random stages. It’s normal and your doctor must have already informed you about it.<\/p>
27) Dietary loopholes and eating disorders<\/h3> Spotting is common in case of women suffering from deficiencies. Eating disorders such as Bulimia and Anorexia also have this as a consequence.<\/p>
28) Urinary tract injury<\/h3> Invasion of the uterus by urinary tract organs such as prolapse of the urethra can lead to spotting. A small amount of blood oozes out due to the injury from the vagina. This comes out as spotting. You’ll have pain and burning during urination.<\/p>
29) Urinary tract infection<\/h3> Any infection or inflammation of the urinary tract can lead to internal bleeding. The organs are in close proximity and it can happen that you confuse the two. A urinary tract infection can also spread to other regions depending on the severity.<\/p>
30) Prescriptions or blood thinners<\/h3> Blood thinners given during dialysis or drugs for obstructive disorders such as clots in veins or arteries can cause spotting. Other prescriptions such as Heparin or Warfarin or Aspirin have side effects of spotting. Antidepressants and anti-inflammatory drugs also have spotting as a side effect for women.<\/p>
31) Sexually transmitted diseases<\/h3> Venereal diseases have symptoms of spotting and foul smelling discharge. Red blisters can rupture leading to spotting that doesn’t need a panty liner. Chlamydia, Trichomoniasis, and Gonorrhea are the most common STDs that have such symptoms. If you see such spotting along with itching after having unprotected sex you must visit your doctor without further delay.<\/p>
32) Cervical inflammatory disease or PID<\/h3> Cervicitis or vulvovaginitis or any other inflammation, the pelvic inflammatory disease makes the skin of the area sensitive. The vaginal wall bleeds during such infections. Even after the infection subsides, the symptom of spotting can reoccur at different times.<\/p>
33) Anal bleeding or rectum bleeding<\/h3> Before testing for spotting before the period you must be sure that it is from the vagina. Anal bleeding or blood coming from the rectum can look like it is coming from the vagina.<\/p>
34) PCOS<\/h3> Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or ovarian cancer or other tumors can lead to spotting. These diseases affect the menstrual cycle and can even lead to complete absence of period, Amenorrhoea.<\/p>
35) Adenomyosis<\/h3> The wall of the uterus becomes thick and bleeds like normal endometrial lining. However, the size of uterus increases and it is painful to have an enlarged uterus. It is non-cancerous and mostly happens to postmenopausal women.<\/p>
When to see a doctor for spotting before period?<\/h2> Mostly you don’t need to see the doctor if you had spotting without any accompanying symptoms. Even if the color of spotting is brown or pink and it does not continue you don’t need to panic.<\/p>
However, if it happens for more than three cycles and has other symptoms such as pain and cramps along then you need to see your doctor. Any unexpected incident of heavy bleeding other than normal period requires you to get a doctor’s appointment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spotting about two weeks before period is mostly because of ovulation. Spotting a week before period is due to implantation. There can be many reasons for spotting before period other than implantation or ovulation.Infections and even sudden change from an emergency birth control can lead to spotting before period. Serious reasons for spotting before period […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[208],"yoast_head":"\n
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