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What Causes Spotting During Pregnancy?
Hi there My daughter is currently 7 1/2 weeks pregnant. She has been spotting for nearly a week. She had Chlamydia and has taken the prescribed antibiotics for it. She has had a blood test and scan and things have come back okay. In your opinion what could be causing the spotting?
Fri, 26 Feb 2016
Hello dear,
I understand your concern.
In my opinion the chalmydial infection might cause miscarriage but as the infection is treated and blood test for chlamydia is negative it might not be the cause of spotting.
There are various causes for spotting during pregnancy like :-
1)Thyroid abnormalities .
2)Progesterone insufficiency.
3)Abnormal pregnancy like miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
4)Bleeding from cervix.
etc.
As per your information all the blood tests and ultrasound are normal.
Ultrasound helps to know the well being of fetus.
And I hope all the above causes are ruled out.
So mostly the spotting might be from cervix due to increased vascularity of cervix in pregnancy.
Don't worry in some cases even though with the presence of spotting everything will be normal as in your case and pregnancy continues till term and have good outcome.
Relax.Avoid physical stress and intercourse.
Take folic acid and progesterone supplements.
It might subside spontaneously.
Hope this helps .
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
I understand your concern.
In my opinion the chalmydial infection might cause miscarriage but as the infection is treated and blood test for chlamydia is negative it might not be the cause of spotting.
There are various causes for spotting during pregnancy like :-
1)Thyroid abnormalities .
2)Progesterone insufficiency.
3)Abnormal pregnancy like miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
4)Bleeding from cervix.
etc.
As per your information all the blood tests and ultrasound are normal.
Ultrasound helps to know the well being of fetus.
And I hope all the above causes are ruled out.
So mostly the spotting might be from cervix due to increased vascularity of cervix in pregnancy.
Don't worry in some cases even though with the presence of spotting everything will be normal as in your case and pregnancy continues till term and have good outcome.
Relax.Avoid physical stress and intercourse.
Take folic acid and progesterone supplements.
It might subside spontaneously.
Hope this helps .
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
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