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Question
According to my bbt, cervical fluids and +opk (ositive ovulation predictor kit) I ovulate every month, but my question is I have brown spotting before I get my period every month, it can last for 3 days to 5 days. My doctor said this is normal and that it is leftover blood from the previous month. I've been reading that this may be a sign of low progesterone. Is that true?
Melissa
Answer
Dear Melissa,
Premenstrual spotting may be a sign of inadequate functioning of fertility hormones, particularly if
accompanied by a short luteal phase. It might help you to consult Marilyn Shannon's book Fertility,Cycles and Nutrition. She advises that improved nutrition has been found to be helpful in rebalancing hormones and eliminating spotting and offers other insights and possible remedies. Of course, consulting an NFP teacher in your area offers the benefit of personalized interpretation of your fertiity signs.
Ron and Andrea Gronsky
This question was answered by Ron and Andrea Gronsky, a certified teaching couple for the Couple to Couple League, and members of CANFP.
They have been teaching the Sympto-Thermal Method of natural family planning in the San Francisco Bay Area for 16 years.
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