Should I worry about very light spotting

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-29-2003
Should I worry about very light spotting
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Wed, 06-14-2006 - 1:40pm
I've been on 3 different pills and finally have been on Trivora for 4 months and during all 4 cycles I've only had 1 cycle where I spotted, and that was only 2 days before my period. I haven't had sex during all of that time either until last week when my fiance came to visit. I took my pills within the same 30 minute time period every day he was here. The week previous to his visit I was on placebos and the week before that I missed my pill once by about 2 hours and 3 days later I missed it by 1 1/2 hours. Then I was back on hormonal pills for 5 days before his visit which I took at the same time every day. So I should be safe, I would think. Now it is 5 days before my period and I have very light spotting, they type where I can't see it until I wipe. Of course I'm freaking out that it's spotting from the egg attaching itself since this has only happened one other time in the past 4 months.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-19-2005
Wed, 06-14-2006 - 2:32pm

There's a great thread about irregular bleeding in the FAQ's section of the board. The upshot of it is that irregular bleeding can be caused by so many things, and it's usually NOT a sign of pregnancy. You've been pretty accurate on your use of the pill, so I don't think you have anything to worry about.

For what it's worth, spotting like that happens to me off and on. For me, it's usually stress related.