Discharges in the early stages of pregnancy with an admixture of blood have absolutely nothing to do with menstruation. They can pose a threat to both the health of the woman and the developing embryo. How to distinguish bleeding from menstruation? Are there any special differences? Let's figure it out together.
Menstruation
It is a normal physiological process that completes each cycle. Bleeding with menstruation is repeated every twenty-one to thirty-five days. It lasts an average of five days, in some cases, the duration is a week. The intensity of blood loss is individual for each woman. Often, menstruation is a moderate vaginal discharge. As a rule, they begin with a meager “daub”, then becoming more plentiful, and gradually stop. Many women during this period complain of general malaise, heaviness and pulling pains in the lower abdomen. Deviations in the cycle for three days are considered normal and permissible. In the event of fertilization, menstruation stops.
How to distinguish bleeding from menstruation
During the penetration of the egg into the uterine cavity, slight damage to the vessels is possible. These phenomena are accompanied by bloody vaginal changes. And how to understand that this is bleeding or menstruation? Many women tend to confuse
implantation bleeding with menstruation. This happens solely out of ignorance. After all, bleeding can occur a week before the alleged menstruation.
How to distinguish bleeding from menstruation - the main differences
There are a number of distinguishing features:
1. Duration. The duration of implantation bleeding is several hours, however, in some cases, they can drag on for a couple of days. While normal menstruation lasts about a week.
2. The intensity. The amount of discharge during bleeding is insignificant, most often in the form of a few drops that can be seen on underwear. With menstruation, the situation is different. The intensity of blood loss is more significant.
3. Color. With bleeding, they have a pale pink or yellowish color with streaks of blood, with menstruation - a scarlet discharge.
4. Discomfort. In the process of attaching a
fertilized egg to the wall of the uterus, unpleasant sensations may occur (slight bloating and heaviness in the lower abdomen). Cramping pains may indicate the presence of an inflammatory process in the genital area or a violation of the cycle.
5. Change in basal temperature. In the middle of the menstrual cycle, it rises to a mark of thirty-seven degrees and above. This temperature stays at this level for about two weeks. While during the implantation of an egg, it falls below thirty-seven degrees, after which it rises sharply.
Get help
If you do not know how to distinguish bleeding from menstruation, you need to seek help from a professional. It is he who will help to make an accurate diagnosis. And if necessary, identify the nature and cause of bleeding.