Worried & confused!

[Jean3]

Hi all,

Just hoping for some insight into my current situation.

The last 3 months I've had mid cycle or week before period brown discharge.

This month my period lasted for nearly 2 weeks (one week bleeding, one week brown )

Then the week before my period was due was dark brown blood.

Now I've only had 2 days of my period & brown again.

Could this be peri menopause? Endo? Pelvic inf dis?

Any I sight wd b great. I'm not seeing a gyno till end on April.

X

[Mrs O'M]

I am not really sure what it could be but could not read and not send you some hugs.

It doesn't seem to match in with my menopause symptoms but I am pretty sure they manifest differently for everyone.

I hope someone on here has some more useful info for you.

[juniper76]

Sorry, I really don't know either, but I'd probably be suspecting all the same things you suggested. Probably best to consult your Dr and see if you can investigate the easier ones (eg hormones, etc) to begin with. Checking for things like endo requires surgery, so better to eliminate the other options first.

I'll be interested to hear what your Dr says. Any chance you can get in earlier? Although, it sounds like you're CD3 today (did I read that right?), so you'd have to wait until next cycle for the CD3 part of the hormone panel anyway.

[Jean3]

Thanks to both of you. What sort of hormone test would check things out?

I think the gyno is doing a colposcopy at the appt.

I had an unltrasound & day 21 test in dec and everything seemed fine...I guess things can change??

Just frustrated tha I can't find out sooner!

I could get more tests done through gp poss??

[juniper76]

The day 21 test usually just checks your progesterone (essentially to confirm you O'd). If you get CD3 testing done it checks your oestrogen, LH, progesterone and FSH, which can tell you a variety of things (eg can point to PCOS, DOR, hormone imbalances, etc).

Your GP could order the CD3 tests, but many of them don't understand what they're looking for (I've even heard of some GPs saying you can do it any day of your cycle instead of CD3, which just highlights they don't understand it).

It's always frustrating to wait, but your GYN should have a better understanding and a better idea of what might be causing the spotting. It's already April, so it's just a few weeks. I'd keep a good record of what has been happening and take it along to the appt with you.

[Jean3]

Hi all,

So here I am in June with no step closer to results.
Scans and bloods were all good.
I am going to ask for a day 3 test this week....but did a home one & all seemed ok.

I'm guessing I have just some hormone imbalance..

Confused and annoyed! May had a good cycle but the early spotting is back this June.

Going to head to a naturpath too & just ease into gentle exercise/life - maybe I have been doing too much?

Thanks for your previous help!

[juniper76]

Sorry to hear you're still TTC. Getting the CD3 testing done sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't put much stock in the home testing - they're not very reliable. FX the lab also says all is fine. Hope the naturopath can help as well.