Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I'm 2 weeks postpartum and naturally i am still bleeding lochia. i started the mini pill today and i'm hoping it will stop the bleeding sooner??
A doctor has provided 1 answer
It will not.: After the placenta is delivered the lining of the uterus call the decidua remains. The superficial layer is shead and this is call lochia. It is red brown for the first few days, called lochia ruba. Then it becomes watery, lochia serosa and is pinkish brown, for about 2-3 weeks. It then becomes yellow- white, lochia alba. It is not affected by either estrogen or progesterone contraceptive.
Answered 9/28/2016
3.7k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Is it ok to take the pill to stop bleeding with implanon if I've had a blood clot prior in uterus 6wks post partum? This was 3 yrs ago I had the clot.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can you get pregnant while post partum bleeding is still there? If so, will bleeding stop if pregnancy occurs?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Heavy menstrual bleeding, 2 months postpartum filling a pad within an hour and feeling very weak, should I take iron pills?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
4 weeks postpartum still bleeding i just got my birth control , started today was that the wrong thing to do? Can't tell when my period is coming
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is it normal to still be bleeding 2 weeks postpartum? It seems to be worse during the day when i'm up moving around alot.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Im 5.5wks postpartum via cesarean. My bleeding had just about stopped until today. It's bright red heavy w/ jelly like clots. Is this still lochia?
I am 2 and a half weeks postpartum and last week my lochia slowed down and I went a few days with no bleeding. Today I woke up bleeding and I have passed to small clots. Is this normal? I am pumping milk for my baby. I had a csection.
How long after possible implantation bleeding should a hpt show up positive, it's the first bleeding post partum so I have no cycle to go on. And why would the spotting stop for 12 hours then start back up only to be pink and smell like lochia?
10 weeks postpartum. Lochia stopped at 8 wks. Now 2d heavy bleeding, sm clots and dark mucousy tissue. Started micronor (norethindrone) 6d ago. Afebrile is this normal?
I'm almost 6 weeks postpartum and I'm still bleeding but I had unprotected sex anyways and took the plan B as soon as I could... I wanted to start my birth control pills, can I or should I wait?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore 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.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
