Retroverted uterus, anyone with experience?

[allytjd]

I have been having some problems with my pelvic floor, eg. a mild bladder prolapse and a little bit bit of uterine prolapse (only when I bear down), But I don't have any bladder incontinence issues at all despite the prolapse. What I do have is the following, pain after sex (and during sex in some positions), it feels a bit like muscle strain, and sometimes pain when about to do a poo (some constipation issues too). After a weekend sex session followed by a bit too much gardening I have had mild pelvic pain and a bit of lower back pain all week, which feels better when i lie on my front. I have always had bowel issues during periods and get period pains in my thighs/lower back, also the doc once told me my cervix is hard to reach when she was looking for my coil string. When newly pregnant I always get bowel irritation rather than bladder irritation.
I think I may have a retroverted uterus, I am obviously going to go to the doc to rule out more sinister stuff and do my pelvic floor exercises with renewed vigour. Anyone else share these symptoms/ have advice to give me?

I had a retroverted uterus (was surgically repositioned over 20 years ago but a) I'll spare you the details and b) it's a much simpler less horrid procedure now anyway).
Pain during and after sex, mild pelvic and lower back pain were among my symptoms.
However, get your GP to check it all out, as there are a few dozen things it could be (I remember being checked for all manner of things before they decided it was the retroversion that was causing the problems).

sounds like me, and I do have a retroverted uterus. nothing that needs to be done about it (nor can be), just something to live with.

20% of women suffer from this (well, suffer is the worng word, BYKWIM), about the same as are left-handed percentage-wise I think..

tis just one of them things!

SGB, I never knew it could be fixed!

wasthere a particular reason for yours to be fixed tho?? ie, much pain etc??

Psycho: it was painful (and TBH looking back, I think the doctor who did it fancied lining his pockets as I had private health insurance at the time.) Though it did make a lot of difference in terms of it no longer being painful to shag. A mate of mine had hers done some time around 1999 (about 14 years after me) - I was in hospital for a week, she had keyhole surgery and was home the same day (in her case it was trouble TTC).

You used to be able to get a ring put in to hold it in place don't know it you still can. My oestopath pushed mine back into position to help conceive DD2.

I don't think a Ret. Ut. is anything to worry about. I didn't know people had them fixed- I wonder if some posters are getting confused with a prolapsed uterus?

20% of women have them ret. ut.- I have and didn't know despite having had 2 DCS and a prolapse repair. My latest gynae tells me I have one! I am sure he must be right but wonder why no-one else who has been in there ever told me!

I have a ret. ut. Never had any probs with sex or getting preg. There has never been a suggestion that it should be changed.

mine didn't cause me any probs until everything sagged a bit after DC3, I surmise that my uterus now presses down on my bowel a bit. i don't really have problems with it if i am very good about doing the things everyonte with a mild prolapse should do but its difficult to always have sex carefully. I don't think doctors tell you anything they don't have to , they think we will get confused (and i am related to doctors).

v interesting thread for me.

Mine was definitely retroverted not proplapsed HTTM (hey it's my uterus, I know). From what I remember the doctors saying at the time, mine was at a particularly unfortunate angle, hence the pain: some people's retro uteruses (uterii?) are at different angles of retroversion.
I am not entirely sure the op was that necessary at the time, but it might have become necessary later on - whatever, tis done and was done nearly 25 years ago. I remember being a bit anxious when PG in case the old scar split in labour, but it didn't.

I have one. Should I be worried about it?
Period pain is horrific. That's about it.