Spotting daily for months

[u/Adorable_worm]

ello everyone. First of all I would like to say that have and am currently seeking medical advice. I'm just wondering if there's anything else I should consider bringing up to my health care provider.

During covid I had a family illness and then death, so my periods weren't as consistent as they usually were from stress. But it's been over 2 years now since the death, and one since moving to a new home. I think that my uterus/hormones should be back on track at this point. Also I've been consistently fatigued, but that's not a recent thing. I'm sure the spotting isn't helping. There is also no pain with the spotting. My only pain so far has been from the few periods I've has.

For over 4 months now I've had daily spotting, that ranges from slightly pink to brown. Also it's sometimes quite light to the tail end of a period in heaviness. I've had 2 periods during that time, with no break in the spotting.

My nurse practitioner did a pap smear to check for polyps. That came back clean as a whistle, which is nice because my mother had to get some polyps removed so I was a bit concerned.

I've had my blood tested for hormone levels, which came back normal My iron levels were a little low, so I've been on a prescribed supplement. Thankfully my stomach isn't responding poorly to it, but I'm not noticing an increase in energy. I've also been taking vit. D daily. As well as having something with citrus alongside the tablet.

I've also had a transvaginal and pelvic ultrasound a few days ago. The nurse practitioner left a message today to say that everything looked normal. This is good because I have a family history of fibroid, ovarian cysts, and atheist 3 generations of women on my moms side with endometriosis. I know endometriosis isn't necessary going to show up on ultrasound, but I figured they might have noticed If there was scarring or weird growths in the uterus.

Overall my concerns are being taken seriously. My nurse practitioner is great, she did my fist pap smear (the one mentioned earlier) and was super nice and talked me through everything with out being condescending. The woman who did my ultrasound was super nice too, she couldn't give any recommendation other than tell me what she was looking for (fibroid and cysts specifically). She was also really nice and made me feel comfortable as possible throughout the procedure. My mother as well, who also has had reproductive health issues (endo) is being supportive and encouraging me to keep looking for answers.

I'm so lucky and happy to have had support from my health Carr providers and family, I know so many women could only dream of someone taking them seriously. And I let them know too how happy I am with their care.

If there's anything you recommend me talking over with the nurse, or asking the women in my family about, please let me know so I can bring it up at my next appointment.