Spotting before AF

[tryingntrying]

I tend to have light brown spotting for up to about 5 days before AF arrives. Does anyone else have this? Could this signify a problem? Just doing a little investigating.

 

[baby_hopes23]

hey hun...I have spotting between cycles, but it's more like mid-cycle (maybe ovulation spotting?) so I'm not sure what it means if it's closer to your AF, I didn't want to R&R so hopefully someone else has a better answer

 

[BellyHopeful]

I had brown spotting 3-4 days before AF, and it turned out I have low progesterone. Possibly something you want to discuss with your doctor. I also know that just coming off birth control can cause it as your body is adjusting to a regular cycle.

 

[struth]

I have the same - I have been off BC since December and have only had two complete cycles since then but both had spotting prior to AF. The first one I spotted at 9dpo and then got my AF at 11dpo. The second I spotted from 7dpo and got AF at 9dpo.

From the reading I have done it can be due to low progresterone and this can be due to your body adjusting to coming off BC. The BC stops the body from producing progesterone and other hormones and so it can take it a while to sort itself out and produce them again.

I think it is more of a problem if it is also associated with a short luteal phase (from Ovulation to period). LPs of less than 10 days can be problematic.

If you have come off BC - they say to allow 6 months for the body to regulate. If not, or it has been more than 6 months, it might just be worth checking yourself out at the drs (especially if you also have a short LP).

Hope this helps .

 

[StranjeGirl]

I tend to have light brown spotting for up to about 5 days before AF arrives. Does anyone else have this? Could this signify a problem? Just doing a little investigating.

I think it can signify a problem. I have had this for the past 2 months and it is so annoying. I read it can be low progesterone or other things. Large doses of vitamin b6,like 50-100mg/day can clear it up for some people. It didn't work for me, but mine started after a cervical procedure for dysplasia in january....so mine might be totally unrelated. There are definitely people who got a bfp even with spotting so don't think it neccessarily will keep you from pregnancy, but might be worth looking in to!

 

[tryingntrying]

Thanks, ladies! All of these posts have been really helpful! Low progesterone--hmmm. I will certainly have to look into this!

 

[TeddyBearPug]

i have brown spotting a few days before AF which is a sign of a luteal phase defect and low progresterone. I would definitely ask your doctor about it. Best of luck!