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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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I Have A Question. I'm Trying To Convince I'm Not

I have a question. I'm trying to convince I'm not really charting and the only tool I have been using is tracking my period, my fertile window and cervical mucus. I am now on day 42 of my cycle when my cycle is a normal 27-29 day cycle. Normally my period is very heavy starts out strong dark red blood and eventually slows down and ends all together after day 4. This cycle I had something much different than that, i started to spot on cycle day 37 very light pink only when I would wipe it never leaked out onto my underwear or pad only if I wiped. It stayed pink but if I stuck the toilet paper in a little bit it was a deeper pink almost red, so I put a tampon in when I removed the tampon 3 hours later it only had specks of pink on it and then nothing for the rest of the day then cycle day 38 I woke up to spotting once again only when I wiped so I did the same put a tampon in and removed it hours later it had brown and pink on the tampon (not enough to fill it) and a little bit of red mucus looking tissue (like a red booger or snot is how I would describe it) I didn't put another one in that day and the spotting did not return until late cycle day 39 and cycle day 39 just had a little pink on the toilet paper not enough for a tampon so I put a panty liner in and i kept experiencing a wet feeling so I was sure it was my period and I'd go to the bathroom but nothing. And now I have had nothing but wet discharge for the past 3 days. Would you say that my spotting counts as a period or should I take a pregnancy test in a few days ?
posted on Thu, 22 Dec 2016
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