Why Am I Spotting 1 Week After My Period ?

Family Medicine, Primary Care Roots Community Health Center, Hippo Education, Kameda Medical Center

Supervised by Kenji Taylor, MD

One week after your period ends is the time of ovulation or release of an egg. You may get some lighter bleeding due to hormonal shifts that happen after your period.

Explanation

During the average menstrual cycle of 28 days, ovulation usually occurs about one week after menstruation ends. During ovulation, there may be slight bleeding due to fluctuations in female hormones. Recent change in hormonal contraception, stress or lifestyle changes, fibroids and infections can also cause bleeding less commonly.

(References)

Sweet MG, Schmidt-Dalton TA, Weiss PM, Madsen KP. Evaluation and management of abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal women. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Jan 1;85(1):35-43. PMID: 22230306.

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