{"id":9626,"date":"2017-08-16T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/?p=9626\/"},"modified":"2019-08-29T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:48:19","slug":"spotting-before-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/spotting-before-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotting Before Your Period: Could You Be Pregnant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting before your period is one of the most common times that women notice bleeding outside of their normal menstrual cycle. The spotting may come in the form of pink, red, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/brown-discharge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brown discharge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you notice in your underwear or when you wipe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/news\/spotting-between-periods-should-you-worry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many different reasons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> why you might experience spotting, but when it happens in the week before your period is due (during what is called the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/luteal-phase\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">luteal phase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), it is usually related to fluctuations in hormone levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting before your period can be a normal part of a healthy menstrual cycle. For some women, this type of spotting occurs consistently in every cycle. For other women, premenstrual spotting may occur only sporadically. Occasionally, spotting before your period is due can be a sign of low progesterone levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is spotting?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting is a term for light bleeding that occurs during a time when your period is not expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/brown-discharge\/\">spotting is brown<\/a>, pink, or reddish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It tends to only last a couple of days<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a form of light bleeding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What causes spotting before your period?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to understand what causes spotting before your period, it\u2019s important to know what is happening hormonally at that point in your cycle. During your period, your body is shedding the uterine lining. Right after your period ends, it\u2019s time to build that uterine lining back up. The hormone estrogen, which increases starting after your period, is responsible for growing the uterine lining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the mid-point of the menstrual cycle, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/how-long-does-ovulation-last\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ovulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occurs. An egg bursts out of a follicle in one of the ovaries, and the spent follicle transforms into a corpus luteum, which secretes progesterone. Ovulation marks a dramatic turning point in hormone levels: estrogen drops, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/all-about-progesterone\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">progesterone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> increases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of progesterone\u2019s jobs is to provide structural support to the uterine lining. As long as the corpus luteum keeps secreting enough progesterone, the uterine lining stays attached to the uterus. After about 10 \u2013 16 days, the corpus luteum runs out of progesterone, and the sudden drop in hormone levels causes your period to start. (If you are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/how-to-get-pregnant-fast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pregnant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the corpus luteum keeps\u00a0 producing progesterone, and you do not get your period.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the same reason that a significant drop in progesterone causes your period to start, a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reduction in progesterone can cause spotting. Now, you&#8217;re probably wondering\u2014why would progesterone levels drop several days or even a week before your period is due?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What causes progesterone to drop?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The corpus luteum produces moderate amounts of estrogen as well as progesterone, and this estrogen can transiently reduce progesterone production. When this secondary estrogen surge occurs happens, you may also notice a slight temperature dip and fertile cervical mucus, even though you\u2019ve already ovulated. The relative reduction in progesterone may cause light spotting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting during the luteal phase can also be a sign that your progesterone levels are too low. Progesterone is an important hormone for achieving pregnancy because it helps ensure that the uterine lining is thick and mature enough for an embryo to implant. When progesterone levels are too low, you may experience luteal phase spotting or a short (less than 10 day) luteal phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re worried that you may have low progesterone, talk to your doctor about it. Spotting before your period isn\u2019t enough to conclusively diagnose anything, but if it happens consistently, it\u2019s worth looking into. Make sure that your doctor tests your progesterone at the right time in your cycle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progesterone is usually tested on cycle day 21, which is when progesterone levels would be highest in a 28-day cycle with ovulation on day 14. But if you ovulate significantly earlier or later than day 14, you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/progesterone-levels-day-21\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shouldn\u2019t test progesterone on day 21<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but instead, test seven days after ovulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does spotting before your period mean you could be pregnant?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting in the luteal phase is not an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/early-signs-of-pregnancy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">early sign of pregnancy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, unfortunately. It\u2019s just a consequence of changing hormone levels in the cycle. There\u2019s a lot of talk in online forums about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/implantation-bleeding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">implantation bleeding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which supposedly occurs as the embryo is attaching to the uterine wall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But luteal phase spotting doesn\u2019t have anything to do with implantation, and should not be considered an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/implantation-symptoms\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">implantation symptom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Actually, cycles that end in pregnancy are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/humrep\/deg379\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less likely<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to have bleeding in the luteal phase than cycles that don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When to talk to your healthcare provider<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your spotting is accompanied by any of the symptoms below, talk to your healthcare provider:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abdominal pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fever<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelvic pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bruising<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dizziness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotting before your period is one of the most common times that women notice bleeding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[894,772],"tags":[168,82,74,76,73,92,478,85,400,253],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.3 (Yoast SEO v18.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spotting Before Your Period: Could You Be Pregnant?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Does spotting before your period mean you could be pregnant? 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