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A 28-year-old female asked:

How soon after ovulating does implantion bleeding occur? my last period was 9/27/12. ovulated last week now i think i may be having implation bleeding

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Dr. Gayane Ambartsumyan
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
6-7 days: That sounds about correct. After ovulation, if fertilization happens, the embryo grows without implanting for 5=6 days, so in natural cycle, if you were to get implantation bleed, it would happen about a week after ovulation. Good luck!
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