What is Estrogen Breakthrough Bleeding?

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[DawnMarie81]

Jus a quick question. I do not have pcos, but was not ovulating and still getting my regular bleeding every 28 days on the dot...so would that have been break through bleeding, or period bleeding if i was not ovulating?

[5WaitingWombs]

When we ovulate and the follicle erupts from the ovary it leaves a 'hole' called a corpus luteum. It releases progesterone for about 14 days and then stops if we did not conceive. This drop in horomone lets the body know that you're not pregnant and to menstruate.

So if you don't ovulate, but still have regular vaginal bleeding, then it would most likely be breakthrough bleeding.

Has your doctor worked with you to discover the cause of your annovulatory cycles?

[5WaitingWombs]

Hcg completely prevents ovulation in the first place. Ovulation is required to have a period.

You cannot have a period while you are pregnant because both of these functions cannot happen at the same time. If you were pregnant and began menstruating, inevitably you would lose the pregnancy or have a miscarriage.

Women often confuse any vaginal bleeding as their period because that is what they are used to happening.

This is a common occurrence and a wide misconception.

[berrie11]

@5waitingwombs, I've been searching all over the internet trying to understand why I still get my period even though I don't ovulate. Thankyou for explaining it to me, it's great to be able to understand what's going on! <3

[USMCBaby2011]

@5WaitingWombs my sister found out she was pregnant with twins, miscarried one and kept having her period this is after 5 miscarriages, then went into labour with my beautiful neice chloe who is a healthy 6lbs 13 and had no idea she was pregnant, so it is possible not to know and still bleed

[cre8ive2noend]

awesome explanation! :) Do you know how long breakthrough bleeding can last? I have PCOS and my "periods" aka, breakthrough bleeding can last up to 24 days..but usually only 2 weeks. Is this normal?

[cearacinna]

i have a ? i dnt have regular periods but for the last 2 months thery were i just had my period on the 15th of this month and lastnight i started bleeding again first it was bright red and now its turning a little brown its ver light and i'm having little pains what could be wrong?

[thirty1978]

"a". Well done!

[thirty1978]

This is a f*ckn awesome vlog! Excuse my french but i women should be able to understand and explain her body. Each one teach one.

[thebubblelush]

No problem -

However, the quote is

"If you were pregnant and began menstruating, inevitably you would lose the pregnancy or have a miscarriage."

The statement is correct because the keyword is MENSTRUATING which is different than vaginal bleeding because vaginal bleeding is not connected to your menstrual cycle.

But like we discussed - vaginal bleeding is a common occurance during pregnancy.

[thebubblelush]

There are MANY reasons why you could experience Vaginal Bleeding during pregnancy. Any occasion of this should be mentioned to a midwife or Dr just to be on the safe side.

I'm trying to point out the difference between your PERIOD and VAGINAL BLEEDING and that the two terms are not interchangable.

There seems to be a lot of confusion on this topic, but thank you for correctly pointing out that vaginal bleeding doesn't always equal miscarriage. You're correct.