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Q: When Does Implantation Bleeding Occur
asked by: Jen101300 on May 4th, 2004
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I was wondering if anyone can tell me when implantation bleeding occurs? Does anyone know?

Thanks
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Teenytoona
replied on May 4th, 2004
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Does Not Always Occur
Hi there,

just wanted to let you know that implantation bleeding is not a given. Many women do not have implantation bleeding. Some just have an odd cramping, others have no real sign of implantation. Don't count on implantation bleeding to singify pregnancy.

"we regard real implantation bleeding as a bleeding episode that occurs two weeks after conception...

which means about 2 weeks after you ovulate if you did conceive you could have implantation bleeding, but that doesnt' always happen.

Good luck

teenytoona
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Jen101300
replied on May 4th, 2004
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Thanks you very much for the information.

What do you think this sounds like?On march 29 I had af and then we decided to stop taking bc right after the first week of my pills so I had another af on april 17 but it was only like one day. Does this sound right or could that of been the implantation bleeding? If that was implantation bleeding then I have not got my next af yet which would of been due on april 25. If it was just another af then I should be due on this coming friday may 7. Does anyone know what it sounds like?

Thanks for your advise.
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Teenytoona
replied on May 4th, 2004
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Hmmm
I'm not sure what "af" means - some expression for menstrual bleeding, i"m guessing?




Sounds to me like you had a period - started taking the first week of pills following that. Stopped the pills after that week and you bled some? If that's so, then the bleeding is most likely because you've stopped taking the pills. With hormonal birth control, you pretty much get all kinds of wonky behavior with your cycle, when you quit the pills.




Understand that without taking the pill, you most likely be "due" for your period necessarily at the same time. It could take a good bit longer than you expect for your period to a. Come back and b. Become regular (if it ever does become regular). It could take a few months for your period to come back (if you were on the pill for a long time - more than a year or soo, it can take a while to have a period again).

Many women actually come off the pill and get some pretty irregular and/or long cycles. Don't count on having the same cycle length (days between your first day of one period to the first day of the next) now that you're off the pill. It will take some time, if varies with every woman but for those women i've talked with it takes months to roughly a year and a half, to get a regular, predictable cycle going.


If you're concerned you might be pregnant, then by all means, take a pregnancy test. But it's possible that your body is just trying to "get back into the swing of things" now that you're not taking artificial hormones.




So if you're trying to avoid pregnancy, use a barrier method (such as a condom) and if you're trying to get pregnant, then don't stress. It will probably take some time for your body to get back into it's own sync again without the pill. It could be months before you get a predictable period again.




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bellax0femmina
replied on May 4th, 2004
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Af is aunt flow, lol I know it took me a while too! Lol

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gaby
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Teenytoona
replied on May 4th, 2004
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Lol thanks bella, I had no idea! Shocked Confused
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BrendaLee
replied on November 9th, 2009
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implantation spotting
if i just finished my period and i have unprotected sex two days after and i have slimy bright red blood two days after i had unprotected sex, can that be implantation blood?? could i possibly be pregnant??
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