How high is your cervix?

[kiransmum]

Strange question I know but I have read that around the time you are ovulating your cervix is very high so that you can only just reach it with your fingers. It is also softer at this time. After ovulation as you approach your period it becomes lower again and harder. Has anyone else tried this out?
I have really long and irregular cycles and I'm looking for all the clues I can to understand what is happening when.

[fio2]

suedonim - it can take you longer to conceive. I know it took me a while with my first but had no probs with my second. I think it can be caused to become retroverted through infection - but in my case it runs in the family!!

[pie]

1/5 of women have a retroverted uterus, for the majority its congenital and there are no additional problems, most never even know. A few it is the result of an infection.

[suedonim]

Thank you! I must admit, it took the better part of a year to get pg with each of my ds's, not so long with dd. We were rather careless about contraception (as in not using any!) after dd1 was about 3yo but it was still almost 9yrs until dd2 arrived. I also have a thyroid problem which I suppose could confuse the matter - not that we're planning to extend our family any further, so it's irrelevant, really!!

[Demented]

LOL! To think I wasn't going to read this thread as well! Mine is retroverted too, runs in the family apparently. Took us six months to conceive DS1 and nine months to conceive DS2, I keep on joking with DH that if he agrees to go for number three it will take 12 months and just think of all the fun we can have trying .

[sunchowder]

Love this thread! I am not sure if I am intro or extrobut after I had my Rachel, my doctor had to use a duck bill type speculum to see my cervexshe never used one before and I was afraid to ask what had happened to me. I don't know what a tubular one is either!

[SueW]

Mine's genetic too although I didn't find out until recently when I whinged to my mum about a smear test and I discovered it was 'normal' in our family!!!!! Just goes to show the things mums/sisters don't talk about!

[princesspeahead]

don't know if mine is genetic but I've never had an infection so far as I know...
and I got pregnant on the first attempt with no1, in 2 months with no 2 and about 4 months with no 3 so doesn't necessarily affect conception...!