A 23-year-old female asked:
Bleeding for 4 days starting from the first day of my predicted period. it started out light and bright red but got very heavy and dark red with some clots on days 2-3. still bleeding on d4. is this implantation or period? when should take preg test?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
What you described is a regular period not implantation bleeding. Implantation bleeding, if it occurs is usually just mild spotting. There is not need to take a prgnancy test.
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Answered Aug 09, 2022
Last updated Aug 9, 2022
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