Hi ladies, I hope you don't mind if I join you. Here's my spotting story:
I started to spot mid cycle about 12 years ago whilst on the pill. I visited the GPs countless times and tried many different brands of the pill but the spotting stayed put. In June 2012 DH and I got married and I came off the pill to start ttc. The mid cycle spotting continued but I also started spotting 3-7 days before af. Also, af was really light and only lasted 1-2 days whereas before I was on the pill it was much heavier and would last a week.
In December 2012 I went to my gp about the spotting again and was diagnosed with a cervical ectropion. I was told that I this made my cervix sensitive to fluctuating hormones which caused the spotting. In June 2013 I went back to the gps as we had been ttc for nearly a year (took a couple months off wen started a new job). I explained about spotting and also about really bad acne I get at time of ovulation and queried hormonal imbalance. Gp ordered day 3 and 21 bloods which came back fine.
In dec 2013 went back to gp- still no bfp so referred to fertility clinic. We had an initial appointment in Jan and an appointment was made to see the consultant 22nd April and I was told to book HSG and DH was to have his swimmers checked out aswell. I also had swabs taken and bloods.
A couple of weeks after the appointment I received a letter stating they wanted me to have further bloods taken as my prolactin levels were high. When I went to have further bloods taken the nurse looked up my results on the computer and told me they were 868. Dr google confirmed normal levels should be less than 400 but that stress and all sorts of things can elevate the levels temporarily. Got to wait until I see the consultant for the results of the second blood test.
So anyhow, I have stumbled a cross this thread and discovered I am not the only one with this problem and that a lot of people have gone on to conceive despite the spotting which makes me hopeful. I am also really interested to find out what works for people and what doesn't to improve the spotting.
Finally (sorry bout the essay here ladies!) I think I have had a chemical pregnancy this week- I got a faint positive on an ic on Tuesday (10 dpo) and have been getting faint lines since until last night and this morning wen the lines disappeared and lo and behold I hav started to spot. Onwards and upwards to next cycle I guess!
I started to spot mid cycle about 12 years ago whilst on the pill. I visited the GPs countless times and tried many different brands of the pill but the spotting stayed put. In June 2012 DH and I got married and I came off the pill to start ttc. The mid cycle spotting continued but I also started spotting 3-7 days before af. Also, af was really light and only lasted 1-2 days whereas before I was on the pill it was much heavier and would last a week.
In December 2012 I went to my gp about the spotting again and was diagnosed with a cervical ectropion. I was told that I this made my cervix sensitive to fluctuating hormones which caused the spotting. In June 2013 I went back to the gps as we had been ttc for nearly a year (took a couple months off wen started a new job). I explained about spotting and also about really bad acne I get at time of ovulation and queried hormonal imbalance. Gp ordered day 3 and 21 bloods which came back fine.
In dec 2013 went back to gp- still no bfp so referred to fertility clinic. We had an initial appointment in Jan and an appointment was made to see the consultant 22nd April and I was told to book HSG and DH was to have his swimmers checked out aswell. I also had swabs taken and bloods.
A couple of weeks after the appointment I received a letter stating they wanted me to have further bloods taken as my prolactin levels were high. When I went to have further bloods taken the nurse looked up my results on the computer and told me they were 868. Dr google confirmed normal levels should be less than 400 but that stress and all sorts of things can elevate the levels temporarily. Got to wait until I see the consultant for the results of the second blood test.
So anyhow, I have stumbled a cross this thread and discovered I am not the only one with this problem and that a lot of people have gone on to conceive despite the spotting which makes me hopeful. I am also really interested to find out what works for people and what doesn't to improve the spotting.
Finally (sorry bout the essay here ladies!) I think I have had a chemical pregnancy this week- I got a faint positive on an ic on Tuesday (10 dpo) and have been getting faint lines since until last night and this morning wen the lines disappeared and lo and behold I hav started to spot. Onwards and upwards to next cycle I guess!