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Heavy ovulation spotting + endo + IVF

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LifeOfRiley63 · 11/04/2026 08:52

Sending out a wish and a prayer that someone can relate or offer some advice.

TTC for 8 years, endo for 7 years, 2 x laproscopies, 1 x tube left, 2 endometriomas atm and I suspect a blocked tube (hydrosalpinx) but its not showing up on scans. Had my first round of IVF in March with a fresh embryo and it failed.

I have had heavy brown spotting around ovulation for over a year and during the cycle it was extra heavy. I raised this spotting before we went through IVF and they did a hysteroscopy and couldn't see anything, all looked "normal". But this can't be normal.

At egg collection they noticed some fluid in my uterus and it was touch and go on the day of embryo transfer if we could continue but fortunately the fluid had gone by then. But the spotting continued all the way from ET to beta test day.

I am really worried that this heavy spotting is some sort of toxic fluid gathering in my tube and then killed the embryo. And when I say heavy spotting, I have to wear pads. I can sit on the toilet and hear it dripping out. (Sorry if that's TMI)

Has anyone had anything similar? We're hoping to go for round 2 next month but I'm worried about wasting another embryo.

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CleverPearlTurtle · 12/11/2026 21:20

Hi, I know your post is from April but it's pretty much my situation so I had to reply.

Endo (stage I-II on MRI), 3 failed FETs, not even a chemical. I've had a few cycles with brown spotting a couple of days before my period. This cycle it happened before ovulation instead, the day after sex, with cramps. A few days later my doctor saw brown blood coming out of my cervix during a scan. Hysteroscopy in August said all clear, and now I'm being sent for another one.

Did you ever find out what was causing yours? Polyp, endometritis, the tube, something on the cervix, or just the endo itself?
You mentioned trying again in May. How did it go?

Any info would really help. Hoping things worked out for you x

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