Retroverted uterus

[Tobily]

I have a question: would having a retroverted uterus make period pain worse than if it were anteverted? I have experienced labour, and I assume my uterus righted itself (noone detected anything out of the ordinary), but normal period pain, is it worse?

I don't think it makes it worse but I've always experienced most of my period pain in my back, rather than my belly and I think that's reasonably common. I always know my AF is coming because my lower back just aches. Never having had period "cramps" made labour a rude shock though

[echidna]

Ah ok. I can see your point. I get a lot of backache too. HOly dooley, I hope you managed ok in labour.

For those whose uterus' have righted themselves, what difference has this made to your AF?

[Mumma&Bubba(s)]

Hello!
I only found out with my last u/s (my third pg) that I have a retroverted uterus.
I haven't found anything particularly uncomfortable (although I don't have a basis for comparison!).
Apparently the only thing that is supposed to be more uncomfortable than "normally" positioned uteruses are pap smears - they need to probe a little more apparently...
I don't buy what your sonographer said as far as "You will always need an internal ultrasound.." that hasn't been the case for me at all - even at the 5 week point we could see the tiny sac in my uterus externally.
I had a fantastic birth with my DS (text book pg actually- all with external u/s) - so at least for me the r/u didn't mean anything different for me.
Hope this has helped
Good luck TTC sweety

[echidna]

The only times I've had internal u/s is when I've been referred to check my ovaries for cysts. They have to go internal to see the ovaries. For my bub, it was straight on my belly.

[Visitor8]

True about the pap smear. If you get an idiot doctor they will hurt

Even when I had my balloons inserted for induction, the obs that did it took 15 minutes of mucking about, then called his boss to do it cos he couldn't find my cervix, he had no idea what he was doing. That's when I found out it was retroverted.

[Shades]

I've also been told I have a retroverted uterus... I'm told it doesn't affect chances of conception or miscarriage in any way...
I did read somewhere though that sometimes in the early stages of a pregnancy it can get 'caught' on or under one of the pelvic bones (called an 'incarcerated uterus') and that can cause some issues with urination, but that it usually rights itself or can be manually 'tweaked' into place.

Also, I find papsmears to be unfailingly painful, also IUIs, I usually get bad period pain in my lower back, and I've never had an external ultrasound show anything helpful - only dildo-cam for me!

[echidna]

I've ever only had one pap test, and that never hurt at all. Just felt a bit weird with the speculum, I barely felt the swab thing, and it was all over within a minute. Maybe I just had a really good doctor!