Long Menstrual Period

Hi there

I dont need any replies to this, but I just wanted to post this so that if someone does a search for "long menstrual period", they can find this info.

Now I'm sure there are LOTS of reasons for a long period, my friend gets them all the time, but I just wanted to post my story as ONE possibility to check for.

I had been ttc, I got AF as usual but had bleeding for 2 weeks. It had been a normal heavy period but then had light (and quite dark coloured) bleeding that didnt stop. Nowhere I looked could give me any info on why that might be. It wasnt till I had a bit of cramping that for some reason the words "ectopic pregnancy" popped into my head. I'm glad I was paranoid otherwise I wouldnt have done an HPT. I certainly wasnt expecting it to be positive!

Anyway, after another week of uncertainty and tests, they finally found and removed an ectopic pregnancy. If I hadn't done that HPT, it could have ruptured before I decided to go to the doctor, which could have been quite a problem!!

Also, even though I was bleeding, the specialist said there was a small chance it could have been a healthy pregnancy. I never really believed it- its weird to think that AF could maybe NOT mean you're not pregnant!

So, if you're TTC, and your period is weird or long- it might be worth doing an HPT just to be on the safe side!!

I hope maybe one day this can help someone

WOW.. thats crazy! and im so sorry that you had to go through that, sometimes its your gut instinct that makes you think that something is not right. But is definitely something that women should think about and know. I hope you get your BFP soon. All the best with TTC :hug: