Some people have chronic hormone issues that are not necessarily related to outside factors. When these hormones are disrupted, irregular bleeding can occur. Sometimes, introducing new outside factors (like starting hormonal birth control) can cause these hormones to become out of whack. The primary hormones associated with menstrual cycles are progesterone and estrogen. There are many different reasons why some people may experience bleeding between periods we’ll touch on a few here: If you’re someone who experiences bleeding/spotting between periods, or “breakthrough bleeding”, it can be pretty frustrating to try to figure out what’s going on in your body. This wait can seem like forever when you’re trying to conceive (TTC), which is why learning about your body, your menstrual cycles, and your normal may give you a better idea about what’s going on in your body before a pregnancy test can tell you. It may take anywhere from four to twelve days for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), aka the pregnancy hormone, to rise high enough to become detectable on a home pregnancy test. It’s hard to say exactly when a home pregnancy test would be reliable after implantation, but it’s always best to wait until a missed period, or around 14 days passed ovulation (DPO) for the most accurate results. If you think your symptoms may be related to implantation, you’ll have to wait at least a few days to attempt to take a home pregnancy test for confirmation. As much as we want to know what’s going on in our bodies right away, since these symptoms can be so similar, it makes it pretty tough to decipher why they’re happening! Of course, symptoms of implantation/early pregnancy can be similar to those of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) because they’re all related to those lovely hormones. Some other signs/symptoms of implantation include: Learning about these changes can not only help you learn about when you’re most fertile, but early pregnancy discharge can be an indicator of pregnancy before you even get a positive home pregnancy test! Some people are not aware that cervical mucus/discharge changes throughout the month and that it coincides with where we are in our menstrual cycle. If you do end up pregnant, your cervical mucus may instead become white, milky, and abundant this is to help form a mucus plug.Ī change in cervical mucus may not happen until later in pregnancy so it’s not a reliable indicator of implantation/early pregnancy, but it’s good to keep in mind. Once you ovulate, your cervical mucus will become thick and sticky again before your next period. Typically, ovulatory/fertile cervical mucus will be similar to egg white consistency clear/white and very stretchy. Our cervical mucus tends to follow a pattern throughout our menstrual cycles. While trying to conceive, we do tend to be a little crazy about every little thing related to our vagina and uterus! To notice this, you’d have to be pretty in tune with your body. Your cervical mucus or discharge may be different during this time. Some people also report implantation “cramps” to be one quick, sharp pain that lasts just a few seconds. They may be implantation cramps if they’re pretty mild and don’t last very long. Implantation cramps may occur, but it may be hard to decipher implantation cramps from premenstrual syndrome (PMS) cramps. In addition to implantation bleeding, you may experience some other, subtle, symptoms related to implantation. It’s important to remember that there are some pretty distinct differences between menstrual bleeding and implantation bleeding we’ll chat about those differences a bit later. It is thought that implantation spotting happens simply due to some fragile blood vessels rupturing when the fertilized egg embeds itself into the uterus. If you’re not looking for signs of implantation, it is very likely that you’ll miss them! Implantation bleeding happens right around the time you would expect your period, which is why some people mistake this spotting for the beginning of a period. Some folks will experience some cramping and light bleeding, while others will not have any symptoms of implantation. Implantation bleeding can be added to the list of confusing things that happen while trying to conceive (TTC) and during pregnancy! Unfortunately, nothing in this realm is black and white. *If you’d like to read more about cramps associated with pregnancy, check out our blog post all about cramps during pregnancy. Not only is it possible to experience some cramping during this process, but it can also cause a bit of spotting or light bleeding.
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