Regular monthly - one of the main signs of the normal work of the female body, as well as the psychological comfort of the beautiful half of humanity. But what to do when the cycle is lost, and instead of the monthly appear spotting spotting? Is this smear monthly? These and other questions related to abnormal secretions during menstruation we will answer in the article.
Dotting instead of menstruation causes
Dotting instead of menstruation is an alarming sign, and is a problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. But there are also some factors, the effect of which can explain the causes of the smear and does not give this symptom a negative shade. Thus, if you use oral contraceptives - during the first two months, until the body adapts to the new conditions, spotting spotting instead of the monthly ones is not pathological. But if you mark this tendency for several months in a row - it is worth to see a doctor, in order that he revised the choice of the hormonal drug.
Another reason why you can take smear instead of monthly ones as a norm is the young women's first cycles. Since the body is just beginning to get used to the changes in the hormonal background, and the cycles are anovulatory, the meager monthly is often a phenomenon. The remaining causes of mozhchih allocations instead of monthly should be taken to a pathological manifestation.
Unfortunately, one of the most common causes of spotting discharges instead of monthly, even with a negative test - is an ectopic pregnancy. If you have recently had sexual intercourse, you should definitely see a doctor, because timely measures minimize the risk of complications, including a fallopian tube rupture, bleeding, infection.
In addition to menstruation, which do not go, but smear, symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy include:
- lower abdominal pain;
- increased basal temperature;
- swollen breasts;
- frequent urination.
Another cause of spotting discharge may be pregnancy instead of menstruation. The smear, in this case, is due to the "implantation" of the embryo into the wall of the uterus, which provokes uninfluous spotting instead of the monthly ones. Even if your test shows one strip, it is rational to do a blood test for HCG, which will determine if there is a nascent life in your body. Spotting secretions instead of menstruation can occur after operations on the uterus and pelvic organs and abortion. If you have recently transferred these procedures - be sure to contact your doctor, he will decide what further steps need to be taken. Another reason is a hormonal imbalance that occurs with severe stress and other diseases (not necessarily gynecological). For example, the high titre of the hormone prolactin does not allow the inner layer of the uterus (which, with the monthly "washed away") to reach normal thickness, therefore, instead of a monthly woman can detect prolonged spotting.
In addition, there are reasons that relate to gynecological diseases. To them it is possible to rank:
- Cervical erosion is a pathological condition in which "sores" are formed at the level of the cervix, which give unprofitable bleeding;
- endometriosis - the spread of tissue, which normally should only be inside the uterus to other organisms. Characterized by bleeding, mainly after menstruation.
- infection - is especially common after manipulations on the uterus.
In the end, we want to emphasize the fact that swabbing instead of menstruation, it is, more often than not, a sign of pregnancy (or ectopic pregnancy), even with a negative test. Therefore, do not wait, and as soon as possible donate blood to HCG, to confirm or exclude this cause. Further, in the event that pregnancy does not occur, other sources of abnormal bleeding should be sought.
Do not be ill!