There is a deep misconception that pregnancy and menstruation are a completely normal and natural phenomenon that should not cause anxiety and anxiety. The purpose of this article is to figure out what can be considered the norm, and whether it exists at all in this situation. So, as a rule, any bleeding, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, should be perceived by the woman as a signal for going to the doctor. It is the doctor who needs to understand and indicate to you, during pregnancy, menstruation can go in your case or not. The body of each woman is individual, so the concept of norm in each case is different. And do not immediately worry, you just need to undergo the necessary examination.
But it should be remembered that pregnancy and menstruation are incompatible concepts. Everyone knows that the absence of menstruation is the first sign of conception. The new egg is no longer ripening, since fertilization has occurred. Any doctor will say that uterine bleeding that can occur during pregnancy is not a period. It is a sign of approaching the threat of miscarriage. There are situations when the gynecologist made a mistake during the examination, and the woman actually does not bear a child. Then menstruation is possible.
However, many doctors claim that in their practice there were cases when pregnancy and menstruation were combined. This usually occurs with an unstable hormonal background, when estrogen levels fall and menstruation occurs. In this case, the discharge is not abundant, the stomach does not hurt, the condition is satisfactory. But a visit to the doctor will not hurt, and should not be postponed. This is due to the fact that under the guise of menstruation there can be more serious disorders, for example, ectopic pregnancy, ruptures, placental exfoliation and the development of infectious diseases.
In some cases, gynecologists assume that pregnancy and menstruation are a variant of the norm, if the latter appeared in the first month of fetal development. This is possible if the fertilization of the egg occurred in the middle of the cycle. To take shape in the right place, the fetal egg makes its way within one to two weeks. Until the end of the cycle, this did not happen, the body did not rebuild, and menstruation began. The next month, this is no longer observed.
If you study the reviews of mothers, then, describing the period of bearing a child, many of them note that in their case, pregnancy and menstruation combined for several months. In this case, no deviations from the norm and health disorders were observed. The reason for this can be several factors: it is possible that bloody discharge appeared when the egg was fixed on the endometrium, or the woman simply had weak walls of blood vessels. In general, if doctors do not diagnose pathologies, and menstruation still exists during your pregnancy, most likely this is an individual feature of the body, but you should be observed by a gynecologist and do not neglect any alarming symptoms.
In general, according to medical research, changes in the hormonal background that occur in the mother’s body do not affect the health status and development of the baby.
Periods may occur during pregnancy in your case or not, it will be possible to establish only after examination by a gynecologist. When you see bloody discharge that looks like menstruation, but is more scarce and darker, perhaps this is a sign of the development of endometriosis. If you are not pregnant, this type of menstruation may indicate a conception has occurred, so you can do a test or visit a doctor. As a rule, dark discharge may appear in the first month of fetal development, this is currently common.
In any case, one should not give in to panic, you need to calmly weigh everything and visit a gynecologist. After examining or conducting additional research, he will name the cause of your condition.