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Light bleeding possibly implantation bleeding. how to tell for sure?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

I'd ignore it: "implantation bleeding" is subtle and unpredictable, if it can reliably be interpreted at all. Internet vastly over-emphasizes the idea and how useful a predictor it is. If - a big if - it happens at all it would be very light and spotty and would happen 6-7 days after ovulation.

Answered 2/15/2014

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