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If I only have spotting on the first day of my cycle, does that count as the first day? For example,…

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If I only have spotting on the first day of my cycle, does that count as the first day? For example, I always thought my period lasted 4 days, and then I'd just have spotting on days 5 and 6, which I could manage with a panty liner. Does that not count, or is it still considered my period? I'm confused. I asked two gynecologists. One said that if there's spotting, it counts as your period from start to finish, while the other said the exact opposite: count it as I do, 4 days of heavy flow, and when it's just spotting, don't count it. Can you help?
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Olga
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My gynecologists have different opinions too. Usually, they count it as the start only if it's bright red, especially if they need to calculate for surgeries. Spotting isn't usually considered the beginning, and light spotting at the end rarely counts as a period. But you should still tell your doctor about it, as it can be a symptom.
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October 17, 2026, 4:15 PM
Nadezhda
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Spotting — I count it as a day. I mark it as light bleeding in my calendar.
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October 17, 2026, 4:30 PM
Olga
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Spotting days before period
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October 17, 2026, 4:33 PM
Olga
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Olga Mine usually lasts 3 to 5 days. It's still a bit unstable after stopping the pill, but with the pills, it was almost always 4 days with spotting.
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October 17, 2026, 4:33 PM
Vladislav
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I don't count spotting as my period. Mine starts with spotting for 3 days before my period, which I don't count. Then I have 2 days of very heavy bleeding, which I do count. On the third day, it almost stops, and then it spots again for 2 days afterward, which I also don't count. So, in total, I count 3 days of my period on my calendar.
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October 17, 2026, 4:45 PM
yuliya simakova
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As long as any kind of pad is needed, I consider everything...
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October 17, 2026, 4:51 PM
Kristina
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Mine start and then after half a day to a day, it's already pouring. Spotting for 5-6 days. I track everything. And there's no sex all these days. It's still bleeding and my ovaries ache. What can you do?
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October 17, 2026, 5:00 PM
Katya
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I think it's spotting. Otherwise, I would have had them for two days)))
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October 17, 2026, 5:03 PM
Volgina Natalya
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IDK, they mostly ask for the first day everywhere, so I don't worry about it. If I count until I'm completely clean, it's about 7 days for me, sometimes 5. Today is actually the eighth and last day 🙂 There aren't any medications that are counted from the day they ended, right? Everything is counted from the first day, I think that's exactly why.
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October 17, 2026, 5:03 PM
Suhareva Olga
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Everything counts
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October 17, 2026, 5:06 PM
Setlana
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Vladislav I have the same thing
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October 17, 2026, 5:33 PM

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