A 18-year-old female asked:
what symptoms come with decidual bleeding? how common is it in people under 20 years of age?
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Dr. Vernon Barton answered
52 years experience General Practice
A pregnancy issue: Decidual bleeding is the name for vaginal bleeding/spotting during pregnancy that may occur around the time that a pregnant woman would otherwise expect her menstrual period. The phenomenon is fairly rare and usually does not last longer than the first few months of pregnancy. It is thought to be related to shedding some of the uterine lining outside of the placental area with hormone fluctuation.
Answered on Dec 19, 2020
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerard Honore answered
29 years experience Fertility Medicine
First-trimester: It varies with how you define it. Decidual bleeding has no real definition, most physicians simply refer to first-trimester bleeding. This presumes th ... Read More
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
37 years experience Family Medicine
Yes: That type of bleeding tends to increase with age.
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A female asked:
Dr. PAUL EUN answered
38 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Spotting: I assume you are talking about bleeding associated with implantation. Typically, this is very light and transient without associated pain.
A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ralph Boling answered
39 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Related to irregular: ovulation, may be caused by polycystic ovaries/insulin resistance. Also could thyroid or other issues, see your doctor for testing and evaluation.
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