What does light spotting during periods mean?

Question

Hi doctor,

During the week of my period, I started to have very light blood (only few drops on my pad and when I wipe). Every time I check, there is blood inside my vagina but rarely anything is coming out. I am worried because it has been like this for about two weeks now.

Kindly advise.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

You have not mentioned your complete menstrual, medical, and drug history. That would be easy for me to explain things to you. You have had mild spotting for two weeks but not proper menses. It is better to have a healthy diet and iron supplements. Lack of proper diet, anemia, hormonal disturbance, illness, medications, hormonal intake, strict diet, strenuous exercise, and thyroid abnormalities can disturb your cycles. Have you recently observed abnormal hair growth or an increase in weight? Observe your symptoms closely. Is this your regular period or irregular spotting, or unscheduled bleeding? As if you are confident about it or not (if periods, no problem at all; otherwise, confirm it via beta HCG serum now and discuss it here. Have one cervical smear as bleeding stops and if there are no signs of pregnancy. During next menses have blood tests (serum testosterone, insulin, progesterone, prolactin, FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), LH (luteinizing hormone) ratio, thyroid function test, and complete blood count). A transvaginal scan is better after beta HCG serum confirms the absence of pregnancy. All the laboratory tests done after beta HCG comes negative (if beta HCG comes to positive, Go for management in the early pregnancy unit? Collect all laboratory reports and discuss with the gynecologist. Have the tab post an eight-hour hour for now until you get your beta HCG results or until bleeding stops before beta HCG reports.

I hope you get my point.

Best of Luck.