Bleeding throughout luteal phase

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Does anyone have experience of this? I bleed every cycle from around 4/5 dpo, once as early as 3dpo. It’s light spotting, starting almost yellow, to pink and only when I wipe after bearing down (e.g after bowel movement). A couple of days before my period it gets marginally heavier and brown. I have had fertility investigations which have shown all is normal apart from polycystic ovaries. The consultant mentioned a possible hormone imbalance, but said “do you want to fix this or have a baby, we can’t do both”. The doctor I saw for my follow up said that they’re not concerned and don’t see that as a reason I’m not conceiving. They had to discharge us but have said come December, when we’ve been trying for 2 years, to request re-referral via the GP for IVF.

I don’t see how the spotting isn’t a problem and do feel it’s a likely hormone imbalance - isn’t it my lining starting to break down? How could implantation happen if it’s already shedding?

I had a chemical in January, apart from that nothing.

I’d be grateful for any similar stories/advice etc.

I had very noticeable brown bleeding throughout my luteal phase, every month. 2 weeks of it, from ovulation to period, when my temps then dropped. And had started investigations after over a year of it, when I fell pregnant with DD first try. I then bled for the first 4 months whenever period was due.

Read Toni Wheschler’s book for a good understanding, and maybe find another doctor.

Have you had your thyroid checked? That’s a good place to start.

Thanks for replying. Interesting to hear you experienced it too, I take it you never found out the cause in the end as you got pregnant. Glad it had a happy outcome. I’ve had full bloods a couple of times and they’ve all been normal, including thyroid. I do have that book, it’s very thorough and definitely helped my understanding. It points me towards thinking it’s low progesterone. I was taking my temperatures, first with a thermometer then with an Ava bracelet, but found it too stressful.