Normally menstruation stops immediately after conception and resumes only after childbirth. However, there are cases when a woman does not even guess that she is pregnant. Monthly came as usual, but the allocation is meager and proceeds with changes. Suspect pregnancy or other abnormalities only those women who closely follow the course of their cycle. Others will be pleased with the small number of discharges and will not pay attention to it. However, such a sign as a scanty month can speak either about the onset of pregnancy or about hormonal or other abnormalities in the body. In any case, this fact can not be ignored.
Months during pregnancy, what are they?
At the onset of pregnancy, abundant periods can, of course, not be. Otherwise it may indicate a miscarriage at an early age or other diseases. However, somewhere in 15% of women with the onset of pregnancy the first two to three months can go scanty monthly, much less common. As a rule, these secretions do not contain clots and mucus. Another sign, so to speak, of "safe" menstruation during pregnancy is the complete absence of pain and complete cessation of discharge during the rest period.
Causes of menses during pregnancy
Pregnancy is a complex process, and each organism individually responds to all changes that occur after fertilization.
There are a number of reasons that can lead to a woman being sure after conception that she has had a period:
- After fertilization, the fetal egg should attach to the wall of the uterus. This occurs somewhere on the 10-12th day after fertilization, the approximate time of the onset of menstruation. Attached to the endometrium, the fetal egg as it grows, damaging the layer of the endometrium, which can cause scant excretions of dark brown, less often red.
- Another cause of such secretions during pregnancy may be the presence of a disease, for example, erosion of the cervix, as well as polyps. The aggravation of these and other pelvic diseases is due to the influx of blood in the small pelvis and general weakening of the body. These diseases can be both infectious and inflammatory.
- Monthly also can go, with ectopic pregnancy. In this case, all signs of pregnancy will be present, and the test will give a positive result.
- Detachment of the placenta.
- Monthly can also go as a result of spontaneous miscarriage.
Abundant months of pregnancy
There are cases when two fetal eggs were fertilized. One fertilized egg is rejected, with abundant periods after conception. And the second egg is fully attached to the uterine mucosa. In this case, the abundant monthly eggs do not carry any threat to the second fetal egg. But this is more an exception than the rule.
Most of the time, an abundant period in pregnancy is a warning signal, especially if those months are accompanied by painful pains in the lower abdomen that resemble contractions.
Pregnancy test with monthly
If you notice that the monthly is not quite normal, it is quite possible to conduct a pregnancy test. The test is conducted according to the usual rules. The best time for the test is the morning, after lifting, it is at this time that the greatest concentration of the pregnancy hormone goes.
If the test shows a positive result, and your discharge continues, you should immediately call your doctor. In many cases, timely medical care will save you from unwanted miscarriage or from a disease that can also damage your health or the normal course of pregnancy.