A member asked:

I had my period about a week ago and now i'm having light red spotting it's been about 3 days now. that's never happened to me. what could this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It may be a: temporary imbalance of estrogen and progesterone (hormones).

Answered 7/28/2014

3.8k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

I had my period about a week ago and now i'm having light red spotting it's been about 3 days now. that's never happened to me. what could this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

I haven't came on my period this month yet, I should be on next week but for two days now I've been spotting which started out an orangish red and now its brown. Is this normal?

A member asked:

Started spotting 6 days ago after having my period two weeks ago (on second patch of the three). Spotting like a moderate period with brown-bright red blood, requiring tampon use. No pain/discomfort. Have used Xulane 2yrs. Hx spotting on other bcp. ?

A member asked:

My period ended last week , two days later I been spotting brown/red blood but it's mostly brown for almost a week now.

A member asked:

Miscarried in June. 37 day cycle. Red spotting week after Dec period ended. Now 4 days late w/ a lot of clear CM & neg preg test. Cause for concern?

A member asked:

Good day. Trust you are well. For the past 5 months now about a week after my period ends I have bright red blood spotting for about 2 days and then it stops again. I also experience spotting after sex. Any thoughts. Thank you?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

I ended my period a week ago now I've had brown spotting a and now its bright red with cramping? What could this mean, im ttc?

What does red spotting instead of period mean? I havent got my period in a month now- my tracker says im 14 days late and i havent had any intercourse

I spotted a week after my period and it lasted for 11 days, then it stopped for 2 days, and came back. Now it's been 8 days of spotting with some bright red. All in all 19 days and counting of spotting. What could this be?

Ive only had 1 period since childbirth. Ive been spotting 4 days it started off brown now is red. I had sex 11/23 a week before spotting what's wrong??

I have had my period for 7 days, very light also. Then it stopped for 1 day, then i started spotting brown sometimes little red in between its now 2 weeks. What can it be?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?