Expert: Lawrence Jay Rappaport <B>M.D.</B> - 4/16/2004
Question Dr. Rappaport,
First of all I would like to thank you for your prompt reply yesterday regarding my miscarriage question and spotting. You mentioned that i should probably be getting my period about 6 weeks (after the D&C I assume). What will my period be like? Unfortunately a friend of mine miscarried and had a D&C about 5 months ago and said she almost hemorrhaged during her first period after the D&C. Is this very likely? Or was it just extremely heavy and she mistook it as hemorrhaging. Is it possible to hemorrhage during your period? She just has me worried now. Thanks.
Chantal
Answer If everything (all the products of conception) were removed during the D&C, you probably will have a normal period when you get it. Some women have slightly heavier periods due to a thickening of the endometrium that was not totally removed during the D&C, however it is not considered hemorrhage. If you believe the bleeding is more than a normal period, call your doctor and have it checked. However, it is quite rare to hemorrhage during the first period after a D&C.
