Breakthrough Bleeding: Why You Can Get Your Period Without Ovulating

So you got your period, that definitely means you ovulated earlier that cycle, right? Not necessarily. Breakthrough bleeding (which is not the same as your period!) can happen when you don't ovulate. This post covers what breakthrough bleeding is and how it's different from menstruation and implantation bleeding.

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