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Last updated on July 27th, 2018 at 12:52 am<\/p>

Question: What causes heavy or light bleeding a week after period with cramps?<\/em><\/p>\n

For a lot of girls, having menstrual bleeding for about 5 – 7 days can be challenging; especially with PMS symptoms and cramps that come with menstruation.<\/p>\n

After period ends, women begin to prepare for other important issues that affect their daily lives.<\/p>\n

However, having to see blood on your panties days to weeks after the end of your menstrual period can be very disturbing.<\/p>\n

The first questions that come to your mind are “Is it normal, or I’m I pregnant?”. Some women will also feel they are having their period again after just stopping for a few days.<\/p>\n

The truth\u00a0is women experience spotting from time to time, and if it’s you are experiencing it for the first time, it’s most likely not something you should worry about yet.<\/p>\n

A common reason women may experience\u00a0spotting after menstrual period is your uterus contracting to push out endometrial tissues that were\u00a0“left over” during your period<\/p>\n

As this happens, you may experience\u00a0mild to moderate belly cramps, spotting or low abdominal pain.<\/p>\n

\"worriedAnother reason women could experience\u00a0spotting a weeks after period is ovulation<\/strong>. Ovulation is a normal occurrence\u00a0in your monthly cycle, and apart from belly pain and stretchy vaginal discharge, spotting a week\u00a0after\u00a0your period may indicate ovulation.<\/p>\n

While it’s\u00a0more likely spotting after menstrual period will not mean a serious problem, in some women, it may be due to perimenopause, ovarian cyst rupture, hypothyroidism, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometrial carcinoma, uterine\u00a0fibroids and bleeding disorders.<\/p>\n

This article explains the reasons you’re spotting a weeks after period with cramps and the steps to take.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>What causes light spotting a week after period with cramps?<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you are experiencing\u00a0spotting just after your period has ended, it’s most likely not an issue yet. It is common to panic, but you shouldn’t.<\/p>\n

Here’s an email I received from Claire (one of my readers)<\/p>\n

Hi doc, its been 7 days after my period stopped and I noticed black spotting on my panties\u00a0yesterday. I also feel pain in my abdomen around my belly button area, breast pain, and nausea. Is possible that am pregnant?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just like Claire, most women\u00a0will be concerned its pregnancy or something else. Here are the most common reasons you will spot after period is over.<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. \u00a0You are pregnant\"bleeding<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you’ve been expecting a baby, having mild spotting after your period may be a sign you are pregnant.<\/p>\n

Most women may easily confuse implantation\u00a0bleeding for their menstrual period. Implantation\u00a0bleeding occurs after the embryo (formed after fertilization of the sperm and egg) digs into the endometrial lining (covering the inner wall of the uterus).<\/p>\n

During this process of embedding the embryo into the uterine wall, some women will experience\u00a0vaginal spotting with cramps that will last for a few days<\/p>\n

In fact, spotting a few days with lower abdominal pain will usually disappear in a few days time.<\/p>\n

To be sure it’s implantation bleeding, you should remember\u00a0the duration of your last period and the color.<\/p>\n

Usually, implantation blood that occurs when pregnant only last for a few days (2 – 3 days) compare to your usual period that may sometimes last for 5 – 7 days.<\/p>\n

Also, the color of blood from your vagina may give a clue. During menstruation, women experience a \u00a0reddish blood. If you are experiencing a dark spotting with intermittent flow, it’s likely due to pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Having said that, it’s possible you will also have light black spotting if your endometrium is being washed out after period ends. This is because as blood accumulates in your womb for days, it loses oxygen and turns black or brown.<\/p>\n

However, if you are experiencing other signs of pregnancy, it’s now time to take a pregnancy test. \"negativeThe signs of pregnancy are breast pain and swelling, morning sickness, cramps in your tummy, feeling tired easily and sometimes back pain.<\/p>\n

If you get these symptoms, you can test for pregnancy. However, you should know that pregnancy test may come out negative when you are pregnant. How soon to test for pregnancy is dependent on many factors listed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>2. Ovulation<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ovulation is the rupture of the ovarian follicle with the subsequent release of an egg into your fallopian tube (where sperm will fertilize the egg).<\/p>\n

If you have a regular menstrual cycle, it means ovulation is taking place and usually occurs 14 days from the start of your next period.<\/p>\n

In some women, due to hormone changes at the time of ovulation and rupture of the dominant ovarian follicle, they may experience spotting a week after menstrual period.<\/p>\n

The truth is<\/a>, on a 28-day menstrual cycle, ovulation occurs on day 14 (which is a week after your period is over).<\/p>\n

There are other ways a woman can tell if she is ovulation (apart from spotting); One common way is the nature of your vaginal discharge.<\/p>\n

Days before ovarian follicles will rupture and release “ovulation egg”, you will already have a high level of estrogen that allows your vaginal discharge to look different.<\/p>\n

At this time, you will notice that vaginal discharge become increasingly watery, stretchy and jelly-like.<\/p>\n

This type of discharge is an indicator of ovulation and means you are fertile<\/p>\n

Other symptoms of ovulation (more listed here<\/a>) are:<\/p>\n