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Heavy spotting/a period the next week and therefore, could i have ovulated?

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Dr. Lora Shahine answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Maybe: Regular menstrual cycles require ovulation. In general, women ovulate 12-14 days after the first day of bleeding (period) and start another period 10-14 days after ovulation. Irregular ovulation often causes irregular menses. Usually if you have bleeding it means you ovulated 10-14 days previously.

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Answered 9/23/2013

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