Retroverted uterus?

[leah_0600]

Does anyone else have a retroverted uterus? I’ve been told I have but it was normal before?!

[JulesUK]

I was told that too. I think it’s quite common.

[tinkerbell971]

I was told that when I had my coil put in two weeks ago but I’ve always thought it was normal as it’s never been mentioned after pelvic exams x

[Minnskimoo]

Agreed Lindle!

I had a retroverted uterus . This was discovered during my first pregnancy . I didn’t develop endometriosis until after both pregnancies. And, it was as you describe- ‘ stuck’ to just about any surrounding tissue it could adhere to!

[Minnskimoo]

Not a pleasant experience, for sure. Sorry about that. And, it was 7 years before I had a diagnosis - but I do believe endo' was developing well before then. I encountered lots of problems a long time before any of the more obvious symptoms.

I too had stage 1V endo' resulting in a total abdominal hysterectomy- 20 years ago as of this week strangely enough!

[Hidden in reply to Minnskimoo]

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but what was this like? I don’t mean the surgery, but the aftermath in the last 20years. I’m currently considering this option x

[Minnskimoo in reply to Hidden]

Hi Cyards

Asking is certainly no problem.

So,for me, the relief (after recovery) was extremely welcome. After many years of awful pain, discomfort and debilitating fatigue, I began to feel more like my old self. I was prescribed Estraderm (oestrogen) patches the day after my operation - as having my ovaries removed too warranted some form of protection from osteoporosis and the possibility of heart disease. I was 39 at the time. was slightly worried about the use of HRT due to the possibility of it contributing to breast cancer. I was advised that because of being relatively young-ish at the time of my hysterectomy I had a greater need to protect my bones and heart health. The downside of a total hysterectomy without any form of HRT means you are then going to experience a surgically induced menopause-which could be, for some, a tad more bothersome as opposed to a naturally occurring one where the ovaries stop producing oestrogen at a more gradual pace.

Hysterectomy was the answer for me but everyone is different, and what might be the right solution for one, might not be for someone else.

Sue.

[wanwood]

Endo adhesions and endometriomas can pull or push the uterus out of position. So it could have moved over time due to endo, sadly!

[Lulububs]

Yeh it normal, i got told i had one when had my first smear about 20 years ago, nothing to worry about just means it at a bit of a different angle!

[leah_0600 in reply to Lulububs]

But I had a normal uterus before when I was pregnant they told me. I’m convinced it’s cause of endo. Having a lap done privately soon by an endo specialist so will let yah know x

[Lulububs in reply to leah_0600]

Could it have been the birth that tilted ur uterus? Or being pregnant?

Sometimes things just move , my mum has never been told she had one but last time she had a smear the nurse whose she had for years said hers had tilted but theyd never noticed it before?

Who knows?

Us women we have very strange bodies, lovely but strange

[AJJ123]

Me! I don’t think it makes much difference I got pregnant easily first time round - in case u wondered. Xx

[EvaK82]

Hi Leah

Did You have any problems during delivery? I was told I have a RV uterus at my first scan - I do not have Endometriosis - but I do have a slipped disc which causes me sciatica. So I am worried that as I get heavier (only 15w atm and not showing at all!), whether the uterus position is going to make the back pain worse? And second, whether I will be able to give birth naturally (my hospital scheduled an extra consultant appointment to discuss birthoptions wir me).

Finally, when did you show? I wonder if I will show much later given the positioning in my body. The projected birth weight is between 3.2-3.8kg - can it be that RV uterus babies grow smaller?