Why Am I Spotting During the Time I Am Ovulating?
TeenHealthFX appreciates you concern and acknowledges that understanding menstruation and tracking your period can be overwhelming.
Some women experience ovulation symptoms such as bloating, spotting and/or abdominal pain. Based on your description, TeenHealthFX believes that you are experiencing ovulation spotting. This is a natural symptom of ovulation that generally occurs either right before ovulation or during ovulation. This bleeding is usually light.
TeenHealthFX suggests that you track your period cycle. You can do so by using resources such as Planned Parenthood Spot On Period Tracker, and/or Always: Period Calendar. Tracking your period will allow you to understand when ovulation is going to occur, so you can prepare for spotting symptoms.
If, at any time, the bleeding you are experiencing becomes extremely heavy, and/or causes you pain, FX suggests scheduling an appointment with your doctor. If you don't have a doctor and live in northern New Jersey, you can call the Adolescent/Young Adult Center for Health at 973-971-5199 for an appointment with an adolescent medicine specialist or contact your local teen health center or Planned Parenthood. You can also contact your insurance company for a list of in-network providers.
If you are sexually active, it would be helpful for you to meet with your primary care physician, gynecologist or adolescent medicine specialist so you can discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your sexual health. When you meet with your doctor, please discuss the best birth control methods for you, as doctors generally recommend that sexually active teens use condoms each and every time they have sex along with a back-up method of birth control such as the birth control pill or birth control shot.
TeenHealthFX also feels that it would be helpful for you to look at the links in our Resource of the Month: Planned Parenthood Resources on Safer Sex so you can learn about sexual readiness, how pregnancy happens, STDs, birth control, pregnancy tests, emergency contraception and more. The more you educate yourself about these issues, the more you can make decisions to prevent yourself from dealing with pregnancy scares or the possible transmission of STDs.
