Many factors could play a role as to why you are experiencing a trickle when you normally experience a flow.
Could a very light period mean im pregnant.
This bleeding occurs due to implantation.
In certain cases a light period could indicate pregnancy or a hormone related condition.
Similarly people can think they are having a light period but instead they are experiencing spotting or.
One of the first signs of pregnancy can be a light period and it can be difficult to tell whether it is due to pregnancy or not as the bleed can occur at around the same time of a normal period.
Light spotting or bleeding can occur in early pregnancy.
Other causes of light periods are.
Sometimes a woman will have spotting and think her period is about to start and not see any more bleeding.
If you have consistent periods and this time is late a light period may be a sign of pregnancy.
It is lighter than your period and does not last more than three days.
Unusually light periods or spotting could also indicate an ectopic pregnancy when an egg implants somewhere other than the uterus which can be very dangerous.
It can also be that your period simply is lighter that month.
Even a period as short as two to three days is considered normal.
A light period can mean that you are pregnant but that is not the only reason your period may be light.
Factors such as diet vitamin deficiency poor sleeping habits illness and even stress.
If you have missed a period or experienced light spotting.
Implantation bleeding is lighter than period and occurs due to attachment of fertilized egg into the endometrium.
When the fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterus lining some bleeding may occur because the uterus lining is filled with blood.
Many women do not experience implantation.
When in doubt take a pregnancy.
Implantation spotting occurs ten days after you ovulate or 4 days to a week before your next period.
In some women very light bleeding before their period is an early pregnancy sign.
If you notice light period that is earlier than normal then it may be due to pregnancy.
Light periods may not be a sign that you have something to worry about.
Light bleeding that occurs early on in pregnancy can be due to implantation bleeding which is where the fertilised egg buries itself into the womb.
This can be implantation bleeding which is the earliest sign of pregnancy that is sometimes mistaken for a menstrual cycle.
This is called implantation bleeding and it typically occurs 10 14 days after fertilization.