An implantation bleed would cause bleeding just before or when the next cycle would be due.
Residual menstrual blood would be seen just after a period ends. This can also be an early sign of cervical infections or vaginal infections, or an early sign of cervical or uterine polyps, fibroids, cancer, etc.Īny spotting or pinkish/brownish tinge in the cervical mucus that is new or a change from what has been previously noted is worth discussing with a gynecologist to determine if it is normal or may need additional attention.Ĭoncerning blood specifically coming out with the cervical mucus, after a period has ended (Day 8-12 or 13), can this be caused by factors other than: a new egg released implantation of fertilized egg and residual blood from the ended period? O’Connor: Absolutely! This can be caused by hormonal fluctuations (i.e., from stress and weight changes), breakthrough bleeding if on hormonal birth control, any change in medications or over the counter supplements. This appears as tiny bright red specks or red hairline streaks (the brightness indicates it’s fresh), and there may not even be any sign of cervical mucus with it.īlood in between periods can also signal a problem with the gastrointestinal tract.īut what about blood specifically in the cervical mucus, after your period has ended?Ĭan anything else cause it besides the already-mentioned?ĭr. Spotting or bleeding in between periods doesn’t necessarily occur with the expulsion of cervical mucus.įor example, a symptom of uterine cancer is bleeding in between periods, but this blood can find its way through the cervix and onto toilet tissue in the absence of cervical mucus.Ĭertain forms of exercise can cause anal or vaginal fissures that release minute amounts of blood, that can find its way to toilet paper after you’ve wiped yourself. This article is about blood in the cervical mucus, rather than general spotting or bleeding in between periods. But can other things explain when cervical mucus has a reddish, pink or brownish tinge? Two other causes for cervical mucus that has red, pink or brown in it is leftover, residual blood from your last period.Īnd also when a fertilized egg implants itself into the uterus – you are pregnant, and with this implantation spotting, the blood can end up in the cervical mucus. This is called mid-cycle spotting, and women who are trying to get pregnant, who have studied up on the subject, welcome this fertility sign. When a new egg is released by the ovary, the process can cause a minute amount of blood leakage that makes its way to the cervix, and then gets picked up by expelled cervical mucus.
If you’ve never been concerned about trying to get pregnant, chances are that you do not know that red, pink or brown in the cervical mucus is a sign of fertility. O’Connor, MD, an OB/GYN with the Weinberg Center for Women’s Health and Medicine at Mercy, Baltimore, Maryland.
So to see blood in there, when your period has ended, can be unsettling – unless you know what’s really going on.įor this article questions were addressed by Dr. Sometimes, blood in cervical mucus can present as a thin red streak or red hair-thin strand.Ĭervical mucus is normally yellowish, cream-colored or somewhat clear, like egg whites. When blood appears in cervical mucus, it either gives the mucus a pinkish tinge, or, the tinge can be pinkish-brown, or light brown. This can be scary, wiping yourself and looking at the mucus on the tissue paper, and seeing a red tinge to it. Perhaps you’ve noticed the blood in the cervical mucus on Day 8 or 9 of your menstrual cycle, or even on Day 11 or 12. Have you noticed blood in your cervical mucus even though your period has ended? An OB/GYN explains reasons for blood in cervical mucus after menstruation is over.
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