What is considered a light period? Spotting? Is it brown?
A light period is one where the bleeding is not as heavy as your normal periods. As a general rule, a “normal” period is about a week long, with a steady flow of red menstural fluid at the beginning, tapering off to lighter color or brownish toward the end. Some women can experience spotting between periods. If you have questions about your periods, please don’t hesitate to talk to your local family planning center. They know all about women’s issues and have the answers to your questions. They can teach you all about your period and what to expect. Take care. Back to Topics Page Possible problem with Menstruation I am 20, almost 21 years old. I have had horrible periods for as long as I can remember including migraines. In December I discovered that I had an ovarian cyst. I was put on the pill and the cyst dissolved. I am still on the pill, but I still have a lot of pain during periods, and I have been getting small clots but today there was a very large clot in my discharge.
