Question: I have a question about my period....ladies can you help? Sometimes, like this month, when I get my period about halfway through the period the blood gets BRIGHT red and it looks slimy and mucuosy...(kinda how it is when you ovulate---that slippery substanse) but, it is like my blood is that way too ONLY when it is bright red....otherwise, it's just regular darker red w/clots....usually when it is BRIGHT red, there are no clots to be found....does this happen to anyone and if not, what do you think it sounds like....I plan on bringing it up with my OB/GYN in June, but I thought I'd check for similar experiences here first...thanks!

Answer: The brighter the red, the quicker its come directly from the cervix. When you are having your period, you are going through a process of "getting rid" of the dead skin, mucous, etc that you aren't going to need to sustain a child that month.  The stuff that is coming out of you is perfectly normal.
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