Ladies only... Spotting?

ajwall3
ajwall3 Posts: 187
edited September 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey ladies of MFP! Okay so yesterday I worked out for like... over an hour and it was very intense. It was the Burn it Up DVD which is cardio and resistance training. (More than I have been doing this week) I started spotting yesterday very lightly. I am not on any type of birth control... we practice natural family planning.... I just finished ovulating. I still have about a week and a half before I get my next period. I'm always regular and the only thing I can attribute this to is working out too hard. Have any of you ladies experienced this? I'm calling my Dr. to make sure - but just wanted to hear from you lovely ladies as well! Thanks!

Oh and I'm not experiencing any pain...

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  • Nataliethin81
    Nataliethin81 Posts: 315
    Yes, I have noticed that I started spotting in the last month but I think it's due to something else. I'm seeing my GYN tomorrow. I will mention it to him and see what he says!
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    Yes, I have noticed that I started spotting in the last month but I think it's due to something else. I'm seeing my GYN tomorrow. I will mention it to him and see what he says!

    I hope your okay! Let me know what he says!
  • JesaGrace
    JesaGrace Posts: 799 Member
    No, I haven't experienced anything like that....but I'm not very far into this yet....but would love to know if anything fitness has to do with it.....
  • eillamarie
    eillamarie Posts: 862 Member
    If you just finished ovulating and you use natural family planning...couldn't you possibly be pregnant? Intense exercise has been known to cause spotting in pregnant women.
  • OLP76
    OLP76 Posts: 768 Member
    Pregnant perhaps? But, if you want more info go see your Doctor
  • tabbydog
    tabbydog Posts: 4,925 Member
    I have heard of some who get spotting when they ovulate also.... could just be a fluke? I would ask my doctor to be sure.....
  • slimnik129
    slimnik129 Posts: 6
    My sister had that problem, but she also had some GYN issues...probably a good idea to ask your doctor! Hope you get the answers you need.
  • jen31889
    jen31889 Posts: 121
    I don't know how long you've been doing this site, but I just started and began spotting withing my first 2 weeks. We will see what next month brings.
  • ♥_Ellybean_♥
    ♥_Ellybean_♥ Posts: 1,646 Member
    Hey ladies of MFP! Okay so yesterday I worked out for like... over an hour and it was very intense. It was the Burn it Up DVD which is cardio and resistance training. (More than I have been doing this week) I started spotting yesterday very lightly. I am not on any type of birth control... we practice natural family planning.... I just finished ovulating. I still have about a week and a half before I get my next period. I'm always regular and the only thing I can attribute this to is working out too hard. Have any of you ladies experienced this? I'm calling my Dr. to make sure - but just wanted to hear from you lovely ladies as well! Thanks!

    Oh and I'm not experiencing any pain...

    I actually just had this happen to me in January, and am being checked to make sure I dont have a polyp on my uterus. My dr said it is VERY unlikely it could be from exercising. He said that most time intense exercose would do the opposite and cause irregular periods or missed periods, but most likely not bring it on.

    He did have me take like 5 HPTs to make sure I was not pregnat... so maybe you should check into that.
  • lildazey
    lildazey Posts: 86 Member
    I had problems a few years ago. It turned out to be from my cervix. A little surgery and the problem was fixed!
  • Meggie_pooh
    Meggie_pooh Posts: 316 Member
    i haven't noticed that, but what I have noticed is that I'm late. It's like clockwork, I'm every 35 days! This time around it was 40 days! GRRR...makes it very hard to conceive (which we r trying for)...lol
  • steacher24
    steacher24 Posts: 40
    I sometimes spot when I ovulate. I had tests done and the doctor never found anything. I would check it out just in case, though.
  • TerraGirl17
    TerraGirl17 Posts: 275 Member
    I have been on here for 1 1/2 months and so far I haven't had any spotting, last month I was late by a few days but thats it, let us know what the doc has to say!!
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I had breakthrough bleeding while on birth control once I started losing weight, but once I stopped taking it that stopped. I haven't had any problems in a couple months. I would talk to your doctor, just to make sure there isn't anything wrong.
  • think48
    think48 Posts: 366 Member
    Hey ladies of MFP! Okay so yesterday I worked out for like... over an hour and it was very intense. It was the Burn it Up DVD which is cardio and resistance training. (More than I have been doing this week) I started spotting yesterday very lightly. I am not on any type of birth control... we practice natural family planning.... I just finished ovulating. I still have about a week and a half before I get my next period. I'm always regular and the only thing I can attribute this to is working out too hard. Have any of you ladies experienced this? I'm calling my Dr. to make sure - but just wanted to hear from you lovely ladies as well! Thanks!

    Oh and I'm not experiencing any pain...

    If you are doing NFP, it is possibly implantation bleeding.
  • Kate_UK
    Kate_UK Posts: 1,299 Member
    I spot lightly around ovulation too, but only since upping my exercise. Have you been careful this month? If not it could be implantation.....
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    Sometimes bleeding occurs following ovulation because you may have already had a small cyst on your ovary (which is normal for ovulating women), and when your egg left its little sac, the cyst may have dissolved (or ruptured) with it. The cyst may have had a little bit of blood in it (they call that a "hemorrhagic cyst") and that could be where it came from. These little "functional" cysts can sometimes have blood in them mixed with the clear fluid because when they form, they can form too quickly and stretch the surface of the ovary too fast which causes bleeding, and the blood will go into the cyst.

    I learned all about this stuff while I struggled with severe endometriosis for a long time..... :smile: I had cysts with blood in them, but they were much larger and due to my disease, so that is something entirely different.
  • slbiggs15
    slbiggs15 Posts: 3
    Pregnancy is a possibility. Sometimes you can spot a little after fertilization when the egg implants into the uterus. Maybe you can try a home pregnancy test if you do not start your period. Good luck!
  • CNParker
    CNParker Posts: 108 Member
    I am experiencing the same thing. I have very irregular periods and have been trying to get pregnant for 5 yrs (just took a test-neg). I never spot. The only thing I can say is its due to excercise.
  • countsplunkett
    countsplunkett Posts: 15
    The First month working out I had a period twice in one month and after a good workout I would spot some.Everything was fine when I went to the dr. Just a change in hormones due to working out
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    Wow thanks for all the replies! You guys are awesome! I'm not pregnant... I know that for sure. I'll spare you the TMI. :) I was wondering about a polyp.... I have a bicornuate uterus... (shaped like a heart instead of a pear) and it caused a lot of issues during my pregnancy 2 years ago. I'll definitely check w/my doctor!
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    Sometimes bleeding occurs following ovulation because you may have already had a small cyst on your ovary (which is normal for ovulating women), and when your egg left its little sac, the cyst may have dissolved (or ruptured) with it. The cyst may have had a little bit of blood in it (they call that a "hemorrhagic cyst") and that could be where it came from. These little "functional" cysts can sometimes have blood in them mixed with the clear fluid because when they form, they can form too quickly and stretch the surface of the ovary too fast which causes bleeding, and the blood will go into the cyst.

    I learned all about this stuff while I struggled with severe endometriosis for a long time..... :smile: I had cysts with blood in them, but they were much larger and due to my disease, so that is something entirely different.

    Very interesting! I have in the past ,had streaks of blood in the discharge (SORRY IF TMI!) when I have ovulated before... Thanks for this!
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    I actually just had this happen to me in January, and am being checked to make sure I dont have a polyp on my uterus. My dr said it is VERY unlikely it could be from exercising. He said that most time intense exercose would do the opposite and cause irregular periods or missed periods, but most likely not bring it on.

    He did have me take like 5 HPTs to make sure I was not pregnat... so maybe you should check into that.

    Thanks for this! Yeah... I know I'm not preg. but it is concerning your Dr. said it probably wasn't working-out... I have a mis-shaped uterus but apart from that I'm perfectly healthy. Had a complete blood panel and physical not too long ago and everything was perfect... Hmmm a lot to think about!
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    I have been on here for 1 1/2 months and so far I haven't had any spotting, last month I was late by a few days but thats it, let us know what the doc has to say!!

    Thanks!! :smile:
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    I don't know how long you've been doing this site, but I just started and began spotting withing my first 2 weeks. We will see what next month brings.

    Hope everything with you is okay! Did you go to the Dr?
  • tater8589
    tater8589 Posts: 616
    :flowerforyou: Lots of things can cause this. Working out, stress, or pregnancy. Just to be sure (you probably know this though) Sperm can live for 3 days inside us. I have heard up to 5 days but all my research says 3. Your dr will be the best to tell you, but that was my 2 cents worth. Hope everything is ok. Good luck
  • dinx67
    dinx67 Posts: 2
    I get spotting when I ovulate and occasionally a couple of days afterwards, less than spotting really but don't know what else to call it! I also find that when I do a really tough ab workout I can get spotting afterwards. GP reckons it's not abnormal or unusual for this to happen to some women after strenuous exercise - I had 2 C-sections so probably have adhesions and scarring that can become traumatised (for want of a better word) after a really tough workout. The spotting is very light and lasts maybe 12-24 hours.
  • agdeierl
    agdeierl Posts: 378 Member
    This happened to me when I first started MFP back in September. My situation is a bit different from yours, as I use oral contraceptives, have a normal shaped uterus, and have never been pregnant. However, I was pretty freaked out, because I am always regular and had never experienced spotting before. I was actually having cramping along with it, though. I went to the doctor and they gave me a pregnancy test. It came back negative. They also performed a pelvic exam to see if anything felt abnormal (I guess like polyps), and that checked out. In the end, they told me they "weren't exactly sure" what was causing it, but when I told them about my recent lifestyle change (going from never working out to working out several times a week and going from eating horrible horrible junk to eating much healthier), they said that it was likely the diet change. They said that the foods we eat affect our hormones,which obviously control our cycles, so if you put drastically different foods into your body, it can mess your cycle up at first until your body gets used to it. I haven't had any issues with spotting since. Best of luck to you! Might as well get it checked out.
  • ajwall3
    ajwall3 Posts: 187
    This happened to me when I first started MFP back in September. My situation is a bit different from yours, as I use oral contraceptives, have a normal shaped uterus, and have never been pregnant. However, I was pretty freaked out, because I am always regular and had never experienced spotting before. I was actually having cramping along with it, though. I went to the doctor and they gave me a pregnancy test. It came back negative. They also performed a pelvic exam to see if anything felt abnormal (I guess like polyps), and that checked out. In the end, they told me they "weren't exactly sure" what was causing it, but when I told them about my recent lifestyle change (going from never working out to working out several times a week and going from eating horrible horrible junk to eating much healthier), they said that it was likely the diet change. They said that the foods we eat affect our hormones,which obviously control our cycles, so if you put drastically different foods into your body, it can mess your cycle up at first until your body gets used to it. I haven't had any issues with spotting since. Best of luck to you! Might as well get it checked out.

    Thanks!! That's what I have read too... that diet affects hormones a LOT... Definitely a lot to look into and I"m glad you didn't have any more spotting! Thanks!! :flowerforyou:
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    I had some problems with this too a couple years ago. I asked my doc about it, they checked everything, and found nothing. At the time I had dropped 20 pounds (yes it came back) in a short period of time. The doc said that female hormones are stored in fat cells and when the fat cells break down they are re-released into the body and can cause some hormonal fluctuations...and that can cause abnormal cycles, spotting, etc. etc. etc. She recommended a slower loss rate and to stay away from soy products that can also effect the hormones. It is always best to check stuff like that out with your doctor though.
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