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Two periods within a week of each other?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I'm wondering if this is abnormal or not.

I just finished my week long period on 6th May and seem to have started another on 11th. It's a bit lighter than my "regular" period but the blood itself seems darker and thicker. I've never had two periods start so close together.

I ask as my period is very regular -- every 25 days last between 5 and 7 days.




(edited to correct dates!)

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Any possibility of being pregnant?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    do you mean May, or is this a prophecy?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    scytherchick wrote:
    Any possibility of being pregnant?

    Exactly what I was thinking.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    why would two periods within a week mean she was pregnant?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes I mean May!

    I'm on the implant and I haven't had sex between these dates so I don't think so but it's probably worth being checked out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Its probably your implant then, in fact almost definitely.
    The girl I knew who had it, bled constantly for 6 months before just getting it removed as she was fed up with it.

    How long have you had it for?
    Might be worth asking your doctor, but theyll probably just say that.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote:
    why would two periods within a week mean she was pregnant?

    No but I was thinking of the implantation bleeding some women at 1-2 weeks pregnant. Just because of the description that the blood was different.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote:
    Its probably your implant then, in fact almost definitely.
    The girl I knew who had it, bled constantly for 6 months before just getting it removed as she was fed up with it.

    How long have you had it for?
    Might be worth asking your doctor, but theyll probably just say that.

    I agree :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've had it in for just over a year now.

    My periods took a few months to settle down after I got it in but I've had no other problems with it since. It had crossed my mind that this could be the culprit tho.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Not meaning to sound alarming here, but anyone here thought that the bleeding might not be due to a period?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    remotebleeper wrote:
    No but I was thinking of the implantation bleeding some women at 1-2 weeks pregnant. Just because of the description that the blood was different.
    if the period was 1 week ago, she wouldnt have even ovulated therefore wouldnt have concieved to enable implantation bleeding (plus she hasnt had sex during this time)
    Also implantation bleeding would be more like a light spotting - not dark blood.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    MrG wrote:
    Not meaning to sound alarming here, but anyone here thought that the bleeding might not be due to a period?
    what do you think it might be then? Internal haemmorage? Cancer?

    Its highly unlikely.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote:
    if the period was 1 week ago, she wouldnt have even ovulated therefore wouldnt have concieved to enable implantation bleeding (plus she hasnt had sex during this time)
    Also implantation bleeding would be more like a light spotting - not dark blood.

    I don't think I fully engaged brain there, it was just the first thing that came into my head. :blush:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote:
    Its highly unlikely.

    Yep, agree
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    a nic or a cut, or just some internal wound
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    a nick or a cut in the vagina would not cause dark thick blood.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    im assuming he vagina has a few blood vessels around it

    and ive managed to get dark thick bloood from a very small nic in my little finger
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    MrG wrote:
    im assuming he vagina has a few blood vessels around it

    and ive managed to get dark thick bloood from a very small nic in my little finger

    Yeah, but your blood might be thicker and darker than the OP.

    Not everyones blood is the same colour or consistency.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ok well im just assuming she didnt put broken glass into her vagina, or just give herself an episiotomy or she would have mentioned it.
    Most of the time if you have any damage in the vagina, its just grazing from rough sex or something its not really in a position to get badly cut accidently. Grazing usually would maybe give someone a bit of spotting.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's definately not a cut or a nic. Although it's quite light as far as my periods go I think the kind of cut to give me this sort of bleeding would be very uncomfortable and I'm sure I'd realise I'd done it. It's also just not the right consistancy. It'd period blood.

    I'll probably get checked out none the less but as Suzy has said it's probably just an irregular period due to this thing stuck in my arm.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hi, madraykin

    You might find this article helpful, it talks abouts vaginal bleeding between periods.

    click
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    And another link http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001969/
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Babyshambler wrote:
    Yeah, but your blood might be thicker and darker than the OP.

    Not everyones blood is the same colour or consistency.

    so her blood could be thicker and darker than mine as well
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    MrG wrote:
    so her blood could be thicker and darker than mine as well

    True.

    SCC has put paid to your suggestion, anyway.
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