Thursday, March 5, 2009

Bleeding During Pregnancy

Bleeding During Pregnancy

bleeding during early pregnancy. Twenty to twenty-five percent of women have spotting or bleeding during pregnancy. Half of these women go on to have no other problems due to the bleeding. Implantation bleeding is fairly common with pregnancy. Twenty to thirty percent of women will have spotting during early pregnancy. If you have some light spotting before your period would normally start this is not something to worry about and may be a sign of pregnancy.

You may notice slight bleeding around the time your period was supposed to arrive. This happens because the fertilized egg is attaching to the uterine wall. Sometimes light bleeding or brown spotting will follow this. Your doctor may order tests to check your hormone levels. Reasons for bleeding during early pregnancy; Bleeding after sex-Many women will have light spotting after sex or following an internal exam at their doctors.

Please let your doctor know if you have had sex prior to the time you noticed spotting. Ectopic pregnancy, Ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg attaches somewhere outside the uterus. About one percent of pregnancies are ectopic. The symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are spotting and pain in the abdominal area, usually on one side. Your doctor may perform an ultrasound or order HCG testing to check for an ectopic pregnancy.

About twenty percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before the twentieth week of pregnancy. There are many causes for miscarriage. The most common are a result of chromosomal abnormalities, uterine anomalies, infection, or placental circulation. Signs of miscarriage are spotting or bleeding and cramping during pregnancy. If you are concerned that you are miscarrying call your doctor right away.

If you have an ultrasound between seven and eleven weeks of pregnancy and a heartbeat is seen, your chances of miscarrying are less than ten percent. Fifty percent of women who have spotting during pregnancy do not miscarry. If during the ultrasound the doctor sees a heartbeat, your chances of miscarriage are even less. There are several causes for bleeding during late pregnancy. Sometimes bleeding can be a sign of normal labor; however, any time you experience bleeding during pregnancy you should call your doctor right away.

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