Very light periods after miscarriage

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Hi all

I am wondering if anybody else has had ridiculously light periods (almost non existent) after miscarriage as I am worried there is something still wrong with me.

I am TTC again after a missed miscarriage in May at 8 weeks (measuring 6w 2d).
The miscarriage lasted 2 months and I had 8 weeks of bleeding every day (2 x medical management plus MVA). In July I finally had a negative pregnancy test and clear scan.

Since then I have had 2 “periods” but 7 days of spotting would be a better description. Hardly any cramping. My periods were fairly light before the MMC but at least there was a proper bleed, not just spotting. And I’m pretty sure for the second period at least I ovulated (positive OPK, sharp ovulation pain same day).

Im really worried there is something wrong as I don’t think these are proper periods, and that it might be affecting my chance to conceive again. At the EPU they told me to expect a large bleed for my first period, then when I told them it was light I was told it’s fine, will probably be heavy next time. But still really light. (BFN, not implantation bleeding).

Has anybody else experienced this? I’m sure if I speak to a doctor they’d just say it can take a while to settle down. But I’m 40 and I don’t have a while!

Thanks

I’m so sorry you’re going through this, it’s such a shit club to be part of ❤️
There’s a lot of women who go through the same thing and have the same symptoms that don’t end up with Asherman’s Syndrome, but your periods do sound quite drastically different. How old are you if you don’t mind me asking? I was 28 so knew it was very unlikely to be an age related change, plus my surgical management was done via MVA which is a blind procedure, rather than hysteroscopy, where they can obviously see exactly what they’re removing and I’d be surprised if your lining received enough damage to cause Asherman’s Syndrome when they could see what they were doing. However, I’m certainly no expert so could easily be proved wrong by that.
If you’re concerned though, I’d always recommend going to your GP for diagnostic hysteroscopy, to see what’s going on in there. If they do find scarring, I’d urge you to find a specialist as being treated by an inexperienced doctor can make things worse. It really isn’t the life sentence that Dr Google will tell you it is, there’s so many women on the Asherman’s Facebook group that have gone on to have multiple healthy babies following treatment, so if you are diagnosed, keep the faith! 😊xxx

I have an update - v light periods continued I started fertility testing after not conceiving for 6 months (as I was nearly 39 so needed to get on with it), they found an abnormal area of 'calcification' in my uterus near the right fallopian tube, I had a hysteroscopy and it was a dense adhesion, which I had to have divided surgically under sedation in the hospital (could have asked for GA but wanted it done asap). I had that done in January 2023, and I conceived on my next cycle in Feb. I also had a chemical pregnancy in December before the surgery. I've just had my baby on the 21st October, weeks before I turn 40. It was a long year between the MMC and everything else but my advice would be keep pushing for answers if you're worried, trust your gut, doctors will be dismissive because they think uterine adhesions are so rare but personally I don't think they are. It's also a spectrum. I had one dense adhesion that was stopping me conceiving but was easy-ish to treat in the end. Hopefully my post gives you some hope!

@FrankieSpencer thanks so much for your reply.

I am so sorry you went through the same thing. I’ve just turned 33. It’s so horrible. I’m going to keep on trying and hoping for the best. X

@Cegbee hello,

awwwww congratulations! I am so happy you have a wonderful success story. I’m going to keep TTC. I have an appointment book with the recurrent missed carriage clinic. So in the interim I’ll contact my doctor and see if I can get a referral of some sort. I when I had the hysterscopy they said I didn’t have any scar tissue etc. so not sure why I am having light spotting as periods. Honestly I just feel like crying some days. I want a baby so much. I will keep you all up dated.

xxx

I would also definitely second @Cegbee‘s comment about it being a spectrum, I think even a single adhesion is classed as Asherman’s but of course that’s dead treatable! Mine was a lot more severe so felt I had to go to a specialist, but if it’s mild then I’m sure there’s some amazing Dr’s on the NHS that could treat it easily. So glad to hear you got your happy ending 😄 x

Interesting - and really encouraging - to see updates. Congratulations to those now pregnant/with babies! Striking to see for how many on the thread there was something identified as a problem. I’ve had a few periods since the barely there one I had 2 weeks after my hysteroscopy, a bit heavier but still much lighter than I remember, only 2/3 days of ‘flow’, and with protracted spotting before and after. Really don’t know what to make of it. The sonographer before my hysteroscopy said something about lesions on the left adnexus (I think that’s the tube/ovary area) but the doctor who did the hysteroscopy wasn’t concerned and another sonographer has said that lesions can’t even be seen on a scan, so… 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ll keep TTC for now but if no luck by March I’ll go back to GP I think. I’ll be 38 then and this has already taken way longer than I expected with the MMC etc.

So, good luck to you @CharTT33 - I’m right there with you! Keep us posted.

@CharTT33 I totally understand. It's so hard when you don't know what's going on in your own body and every month is a new disappointment. I really hope you can get to the bottom of it.

This thread has giving me a lot of hope. Thanks for the updates, I have pushed for investigations but as my partner has two children they won’t even do the investigations on the NHS, understand about the treatment I think ok fair enough but now I don’t know what to do. I’m in contact with a private fertility clinic but will have to repeat all the initial bloods and scan etc I’ve already had via my gp so money at stuff I already know do I just go for that? Will they tell me something different or can they request a further procedure? my periods are still super light, just like droplets or clots like they can’t get through, sorry tmi just not sure what to do anymore.

@Oxalis00 thanks for your reply.

honestly, it just feels like a waiting game. I don’t really know where to go with this period I have had blood tests that have come back normal, I had a hysteroscopy and the results from that after they took out the retained products of conception was that my uterus and womb looked healthy. I really don’t know what to do. I am just going to try and conceive and hope for the best. I really never thought I would be going through such a painful process. Every time I see a baby or a pregnant I just feel like crying it’s just ridiculous. I really hope I get my little bean of joy. Praying for you ladies as well. XX @Cegbee

@TheVikingGirl hey, we are all here to support each other. I think the best thing to do is get every check you can under the Sun if you can afford it go for it honestly will do what it takes if I can to have a baby, so I would only say the same for anyone else, keep us all updated. Fingers crossed XX

@CharTT33 thank you so much, you are right and hopefully seeing a specialist will at least be able to tell me the next move as the gp is no longer interested. I’ll report back.

good luck to everyone, sending love ❤️

Yes good luck! Please keep us all updated xx

Hi all, just wanted to update. I was constantly worried about my periods being super short and light. After suffering a mc is Dec 21 I thought this could be the reason.
however, it wasn’t. I fell pregnant the following December (on 8th cycke) and had my little boy in September, so the light periods definitely didn’t stop me getting and staying pregnant.

Best of luck to anyone ttc ❤️

Yes I've recently had this. My first period after MVA to remove retained tissue was only 3 days and very light/dry. My second period was about 3.5 days and still light, although one day was more light to medium flow, so I'm really hoping my next one will be more 'normal'. It's been a big stress for me as I've been wondering if something is wrong. My periods were irregular before and still are but were always five days long. I don't have a positive story but I do understand the stress it causes.

Thanks for the update @Poppy2764 and CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@CharTT33 thank you ❤️

No worries xxx @Poppy2764

Lovely to read so many positive updates

@Poppy2764 Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️

Hi there, I hope you are all doing well! I am aware that this thread is pretty old, but I just wondered if @TheVikingGirl and @Oxalis00 you found an answer to why your periods had become so light? I had a DnC in July and then I bled what I think was RPOC in august. After that I started ovulating again but my periods are getting lighter and lighter, I am on my third one and thought it would be a bit more normal by now but I only bled for one day with some spotting before and after which has never happened before. I am 41 and even before the mmc my periods were getting lighter but I would still get a good 2-3 days of bleeding and then some light spotting for a couple of days. I am now worried about Asherman even though I know it’s rare. Thanks for any advice!

Hi @Golosa83 - I’m sorry you find yourself here. A MMC is so cruel and the worry that follows it - about both TTC and your body in general - is so hard to handle. When I asked a GP about light periods she wasn’t worried at all and said it might be that there was some build up of excess lining that the D&C/hysteroscopy cleared. I’m not sure if that’s true, but I conceived the month after my post above and now have a 2 month old! So, no answers really but I hope some encouragement. Good luck x

Hey @Golosa83 mine actually continued very light. I ended up seeing a gyne and there wasn’t anything noted other than an arcuate uterus. I had a blood test on day 21 to check if ovulated which I had. Just to note I got my BFP March 2024 and currently 38 weeks pregnant, so must have just been my cycle being lighter. It was worrying at the time, glad I had investigations but hope you get some answers xx

oh congratulations to both @TheVikingGirl ans @Oxalis00 !! That’s amazing news! Thanks so much for your replies. I’m hoping I can shed some light onto this soon. We’re due to start ivf so I hope the fertility consultant will suggest some investigation. We have been TTC for 2 yrs and discovered there is a male issue early this year so we were just about to start IVF before the summer when I got pregnant but then mmc. So I was hoping that it might just happen again before the IVF (my partner had a varicocele op which seemed to have worked really well!) but now I feel a bit deflated. Your messages make me feel more hopeful! Thanks

@Van30 just wanted to jump in and update as one of the “worst case scenarios”! I did have quite severe Asherman’s / uterine adhesions and had two hysteroscopies & two cycles of hormone treatment over two years with specialists. I am now 19 weeks pregnant with a little boy - so even if it does end up being the worst news, it’s definitely not the end of the road ❤️ xx