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Are Spotting And Cramps Symptoms Of Pregnancy?

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I had my last period on 31st July...i am trying to conceive...i had no periods...and then i had dark brown discharge like spotting...its not heavy ....there is little cramp on Right side ...i wanted to know is there any chance of pregnancy..?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hallow Dear,

Pregnancy is a state of 'no vaginal bleeding'. If there is any bleeding or spotting during pregnancy, it is indicating some risk.

To ensure the status of your pregnancy, please get pregnancy test done on overnight first morning urine sample 8 days after the missed period. Earlier these tests may report false negative. Alternatively you may opt for Beta hCG test on your blood. These tests are very sensitive and give reliable reports even few days before missing a period. Values below 5 mIU/ml indicate no pregnancy while those above 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy.

if the pregnancy is detected and still the pain in right iliac fossa does not vanish, please report to your Gynaecologist to look for Ectopic pregnancy wherein the fertilized egg gets implanted somewhere outside the uterine cavity (most commonly the tube). This is a bleeding emergency and needs emergency surgical intervention with many units of blood transfusion.

I hope this helps you.

Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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Are Spotting And Cramps Symptoms Of Pregnancy?

Hallow Dear, Pregnancy is a state of no vaginal bleeding . If there is any bleeding or spotting during pregnancy, it is indicating some risk. To ensure the status of your pregnancy, please get pregnancy test done on overnight first morning urine sample 8 days after the missed period. Earlier these tests may report false negative. Alternatively you may opt for Beta hCG test on your blood. These tests are very sensitive and give reliable reports even few days before missing a period. Values below 5 mIU/ml indicate no pregnancy while those above 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy. if the pregnancy is detected and still the pain in right iliac fossa does not vanish, please report to your Gynaecologist to look for Ectopic pregnancy wherein the fertilized egg gets implanted somewhere outside the uterine cavity (most commonly the tube). This is a bleeding emergency and needs emergency surgical intervention with many units of blood transfusion. I hope this helps you. Dr. Nishikant Shrotri