Understanding Potential Pregnancy Symptoms: Spotting and Bleeding

Question
so i had sex on my most fertile day of the month (may 21st) and had exactly one brownish pinksish spot about a week and some later my last period was on may 7th and today is june 9th well technically the tenth and yesterday i had brown stringy spotting but only when i wiped and today ive been having some light brightred/ pink bleeding; not even enough to fill a pad what soever with in 14 hours.. and its not like a normal period and im having tightening in my lower uterus not exactly the same as menstural cramping.. is this norma

Answer
Dear Janina,

If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy.

The symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle. That is why it so difficult to "diagnose" a pregnancy based on symptoms alone.

You will need to test for pregnancy to know for sure. Although some tests claim accuracy on the first day of a missed period, I usually suggest that women wait until the week after a missed or spotty period before testing for pregnancy. This tends to minimize the incidence of false negative results and also avoids wasting money on a test for a simple delay of a period by a few days. When/if you test make sure to use 1st morning urine to get a concentrated sample for the most accurate results.

I hope this has helped you and answered your question. I wish you well.

Brenda