Spotting 2 weeks after menstruation

Around the middle of a regular cycle, a brief hormone shift can cause light spotting for some people. Hormonal contraception, missed pills, emergency contraception, and irritation after sex may also affect the cervix or uterine lining. Polyps and fibroids can cause bleeding between periods. Chlamydia and other infections may cause bleeding with discharge or pelvic discomfort. Cervical dysplasia, cervical cancer, and womb cancer can present with abnormal bleeding, but spotting cannot identify which cause is present.

Record the date relative to your period, the colour and amount, whether sex preceded it, and any cramps or discharge. Test for pregnancy when it is possible. Arrange a routine appointment if the spotting repeats, lasts beyond a brief episode, occurs after sex, or is new for you; a clinician may examine the cervix and discuss testing.

Seek urgent care if bleeding is heavy or paired with severe pelvic pain, dizziness, fainting, fever, or marked weakness. If pregnancy is possible, pain on one side or bleeding with shoulder-tip pain needs immediate assessment.

Ask whether the timing fits ovulation, whether your contraception could contribute, and whether infection testing or a cervical examination is needed. Ask how to distinguish a recurring cycle pattern from bleeding that needs further investigation.