Reg. Period And Pregnant? Posted: 09-27-04 20:06pm
Hey, I was just curious has anyone had a
regular next period but actually turned
out pregnant? I know there are some
people who actually have their periods for
a while while pregnant, I was wondering if
anyone has had a similar experience.
I've been pregnant once, and miscarried
early on. And im feeling the same sort
of symptoms, but had my period on time on
the 5th... So im just curious.
Thanks all,
day
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Chula616
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 36 Location: Miami, FL
Posted: 09-28-04 09:52am
I think you would get a better response if
you posted this topic in the pregnancy
forum.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 09-29-04 07:21am
From about.Com
what normally happens to cause a period?
In a non-pregnant woman, there is a
monthly cycle of female hormones which
controls the release of an egg and causes
the lining of the womb to thicken. If
that egg is not fertilized, hormone levels
fall at the end of the month, and the womb
lining breaks down and is shed as a
period.
What happens when a woman is pregnant?
When a woman becomes pregnant, the cycle
of hormones is usually lost. Instead,
hormones' levels increase to stimulate the
womb and make it ready to support the
developing foetus. So no womb lining is
shed - and there are no periods during the
pregnancy.
What could explain these rare cases of
periods during pregnancy?
There are two possible explanations:
hormone levels aren't high enough. In
some women, the hormone levels in
pregnancy aren't high enough to prevent
the lining of the womb being lost in those
areas where the placenta isn't attached.
So sometimes a woman will have one episode
of bleeding or more in the first month or
two of pregnancy (and, rarely, throughout
the pregnancy).
The bleeding is due to something other
than a period. For example, a
pregnancy-related cause of bleeding, such
as a tubal pregnancy, or another cause,
such as polyps on the cervix. In these
cases the bleeding isn't usually regular
like a period.
