Hi Kerryn,

A retroverted uterus simply means your uterus is on the wrong side. It's very common (i have one - so does my mum) and often doesn't have any side effects. I've had problems with it (it so retroverted that it was virtually sitting over my vaginal canal and being touched by partner's penis during intercourse - ouch) so i've had to have the ligaments behind it operated on to try and make it sit further back. A close friend has had the same thing so if you've ever felt a lot of pain and/or nauseous during intercourse, blame it on the retroverted uterus!

As for labour, i'm not too sure to be honest. I think i remember my gyno saying that it can have some implications but as i haven't had any children yet, i couldn't be sure.

Hope that kinda helps! Good luck.

LM

cool, thankyou for that it just sounds so scary to be told that i have a retroverted uterus and then not have it explained to me lol.

If I remember correctly, and I might be wrong, I think that retroverted uterus's usually tilt the right way further along in pregnancy and can actually end up correcting it.

Manu, you are absolutely correct...in most cases. The only complications that MIGHT arise are a)normal repositioning NOT happening and b)a slightly higher chance of preterm labor. It is not much higher (I think 2%?)than a normally positioned uterus. I, too have a retroverted uterus. Instead of it tilting slightly forward, it either tilts waay forward or the fundus (the top part of your uterus that tilts a bit forward naturally) tilts backward, toward your spine. It can be uncomfortable during sex and during labors with each of my kids, I had more "back labor" than front, especially with my first son. But me and doc attribute that to the retroverted uterus only slightly, the main reason was him entering the world sunny side up (face toward sky instead of the normal face-toward-mom's-arse position)