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YOGYAKARTA - Pregnancy brings many changes and often raises various questions, especially around your body. One of the questions that most often arise is: can pregnant people get a menstrual period?

Many women may experience minor bleeding at the beginning of pregnancy and immediately assume it is menstruation. In fact, bleeding during pregnancy can be a sign of different things, and it does not necessarily mean that you are menstruating as usual.

This article will thoroughly explore the myths and facts behind bleeding during pregnancy, understand the difference between menstruation, and post-pregnancy spots.

Reporting from the Baby Center page, you will not experience menstruation while pregnant. Even so, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can indeed occur, and sometimes looks similar to ordinary menstruation.

It is important to understand that vaginal bleeding when pregnant is not the same as menstruation. Let's explore why this happened and when you need to worry. So why can't you menstruate while you're pregnant?

Menstruation actually only occurs when you are not pregnant. Every month, a woman's uterus will form a thick and blood-rich layer of wall in preparation for the laying of an egg that has been seeded. If conception does not occur, the body will destroy this tissue and blood, that's what we know as menstruation or menstruation.

However, once the fertilized egg manages to stick to the uterine wall, the pregnancy hormones will order the blood-rich layer to remain intact. The goal is clear, to support fetal development. As a result, you will not experience another decay of the uterine or menstrual wall until the pregnancy ends.

Bleeding that is not menstruated can occur during pregnancy for various reasons. It is important to differentiate between spots and bleeding.

Flek is some of the blood drops that appear occasionally in underwear, and not enough to fill the pantyliner. Meanwhile, bleeding is more blood flow, so you need sanitary napkins or pantyliners to prevent it from seeping into clothes.

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Some cases of spots at the beginning of pregnancy were normal, occurring at around 15 to 25 percent of pregnancy. This can be caused because the cervix becomes more sensitive and easily bleeding during pregnancy due to the increase in blood vessels in the area.

In addition, spots can also appear 10 to 14 days after conception, when the seeded egg is attached to the uterine wall. This condition is known as "inflammatory bleeding". In addition, spots during pregnancy can also be caused by several other things, such as:

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