is bleeding normal after a period?

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Registered: 10-06-2003
is bleeding normal after a period?
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Tue, 10-07-2003 - 11:18am
I would like to know if this is a sign of being pregnant or is this a sign of an infection? My fiancee finished her period two weeks ago and now she is bleeding lightly, but not scanty or anything...she seems to have symptoms of being pregnant like frequent urination, lower back is sore, her right, front side is sore, nausea sometimes, dosen't feel like eating sometimes, somewhat tired...

Can somebody give me some direction here?!!?!
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Registered: 08-10-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 12:12pm
Well its hard to tell, sometimes womens cyles just do strange things. But she also could be having implantation bleeding maybe, though it would seem a bit early for that. I had a cycle that did that same thing, but I never got back to normal after that. Had one at 2 weeks, another only 3 weeks, and now on time, but they only last a day, not normal. Hopefully she gets right back to normal. Or if your wanting a baby maybe she is pregnant. Women will get light bleeding during very early pregnancy also. I would wait for her next and see what comes of it. She could test now to see if she wanted to be sure, but it wouldn't hurt to wait.
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Registered: 05-23-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 12:20pm
It could possible of been implantation bleeding, although early it's still possible. As for the symptoms, sometimes they are just normal but because of circumstances the brain pushes it into overdrive and people freak out and suddenly they have every pregnancy symptom under the sun. If she is a very regular person, as in cycles are a consistant 28 days or whatever, then I would say yeah it's possible but she wouldn't know for sure for another 2 weeks when her next period is due. That's probably her best bet, to wait about 2 weeks and see what happens, then test if AF doesn't come at all. I've also heard of people bleeding a little at ovulation. The pain she is experiencing could be O, or it couldn't.

HTH

Traci

13w2d

04-11-04

Traci & Roger

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Registered: 08-12-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 12:22pm
Those symptoms could be a sign of either pregnancy or an infection.

If there's a possibility she could be pregnant, she should wait until closer to her next period and take a pregnancy test.

If there is a risk for infection such as kidney or an infection in the upper reproductive organs, she should see a doctor.
 
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Registered: 10-06-2003
Wed, 10-08-2003 - 5:42pm
thank you for your response...but i do have some questions...

1. Can you tell me what some of these abbreviations mean...i understand some, but having trouble dechipering the rest?!?!? (I'm a guy!!)

2. She says her symptoms have been diminishing a little, that's how it goes though, right?!?!