Fertility.ca » spotting https://fertility.ca Free fertility insight and advice from real fertility doctors. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:02:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 I’m having faint spotting after my frozen embryo transfer (FET). Am I OK? https://fertility.ca/the-journey/im-faint-spotting-frozen-embyro-transfer-fet-ok/ https://fertility.ca/the-journey/im-faint-spotting-frozen-embyro-transfer-fet-ok/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:52:53 +0000 http://fertility.ca/?p=1566 If you call your clinic, they might say a little spotting could be an “implantation bleed”. In all honesty, we have no idea why some women spot a little bit; but if it only lasts a day or two, and is barely noticeable (pink or brown), it doesn’t seem to matter or affect your prognosis.... Read more »

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]]> If you call your clinic, they might say a little spotting could be an “implantation bleed”. In all honesty, we have no idea why some women spot a little bit; but if it only lasts a day or two, and is barely noticeable (pink or brown), it doesn’t seem to matter or affect your prognosis.

Success rates from FET cycles are in the 15-40% range for most clinics. I hope your cycle is a successful one!

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]]> https://fertility.ca/the-journey/im-faint-spotting-frozen-embyro-transfer-fet-ok/feed/ 0 “Does premenstrual spotting mean my eggs are low quality?” https://fertility.ca/eggs/does-premenstrual-spotting-mean-my-eggs-are-low-quality/ https://fertility.ca/eggs/does-premenstrual-spotting-mean-my-eggs-are-low-quality/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:34:41 +0000 http://fertility.ca/?p=1413 “Premenstrual spotting”, also known as luteal phase spotting, may be as a result of lower-than-normal progesterone levels. And yes, egg quality and progesterone can be related. However, egg quality isn’t the only explanation for spotting. There are many other possible reasons for spotting in the luteal phase, including: intrauterine polyps, fibroids, a thin uterine lining,... Read more »

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]]> “Premenstrual spotting”, also known as luteal phase spotting, may be as a result of lower-than-normal progesterone levels. And yes, egg quality and progesterone can be related.

However, egg quality isn’t the only explanation for spotting. There are many other possible reasons for spotting in the luteal phase, including: intrauterine polyps, fibroids, a thin uterine lining, progesterone receptor deficits, and bleeding from the cervix…so I wouldn’t take luteal spotting as a certain sign of egg quality compromise!

But I would look into it further, to see why it might be happening to you.

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