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My cycle isn't for another wk or 2. i'm spotting dark red and it's not heavy. could this be implantation bleeding?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Breakthrough: It's probably breakthrough bleeding, can't say for sure 'why' over the internet. 'implantation bleeding' is all the rage online now, but it's over-rated in importance. It's not consistent and is usually not 'implantation' but breakthrough bleeding. A pregnancy test in a few days will confirm one way or another.

Answered 7/15/2014

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