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Mid-Cycle Bleeding & Clotting - Due to Herbal Supplement

In the 20 years that I've had my period, my cycles has been 28-30 days with the very rare short (23 days) or long (40 days) cycle tossed in - the amount of times it's deviated I can count on one hand - and usually lasts between 4-5 days.

The past year, my BF and I have been casually trying to get pregnant (IE, just not using birth control) but after a year of being unsuccessful, we started really trying last cycle (this is my 2nd cycle).

Last cycle, I started taking Royal Jelly (to increase egg quality) & B6 (to lengthen luteal cycle and increase cervical mucus) and Flaxseed Oil. Got a positive OPK on CD19 and then got AF on CD33 (which gave me a 32 day cycle). On CD1 (of Cycle #2) I added Evening Primrose Oil to the mix) and planned to switch back to Flaxseed Oil after I O'd.

This cycle, after my usual 4-5 days of bleeding, I had an additional few days of spotting - which I thought was odd but figured that maybe it was just left over blood. I've been doing OPK tests since CD12 and have yet to get a positive or see the lines get any darker - yet yesterday, when I wiped after going to the bathroom, I noticed blood on the toilet paper and when I looked in the toilet - saw a bit of blood. That happened sporadically throughout the day. Before I went to bed, there was no blood.

Went to the bathroom, this morning, and there were (what looked like) a group of clots and a little more blood in the toilet and when I wiped, more (light) blood on the tissue. The only time it comes out, it seems, is when I go to the bathroom.

I've never had mid-cycle bleeding/clotting like this before, so the only thing I can think of is that the supplements are doing something. I've read that they can cause mid-cycle spotting/bleeding - due to them regulating hormones - but I'm not sure if the amount of blood and clotting is normal (I have period-like cramps as well).

My BF suggested that maybe it was an egg to burrow into my uterus, but I feel like CD17 would be too early for that to happen (even if my OPK didn't catch my O).

I do have an appointment with my gyno, in two weeks, but I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else and if they also wound up ovulating even though they had bled.

Thanks for reading! :)

Me: 36 BF: 37 TTC#1 since April 2013

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