Can You Get Pregnant If Your Uterus Is Backwards?

During pregnancy, your baby grows inside your uterus, a hollow, muscular organ about the size and shape of a pear. The uterus usually tilts slightly forward; however, in about 20 percent of women, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, it tips backwards. This is a normal variation of anatomy.

  1. Terms

    • According to the American Pregnancy Association, a tipped uterus is also described as retroverted, retroflexed or tilted.

    Causes

    • Many women are born with a tipped uterus; it may also develop during childbirth, or due to scarring from endometriosis or fibroids.

    Treatment

    • A tipped uterus usually requires no treatment. When symptoms occur, or if infertility is present and all other causes have been ruled out, doctors may recommend exercises, a pessary (an internal device to support pelvic organs), or surgery.

    Course

    • During pregnancy, the uterus usually moves into a "middle" position and no longer tilts backwards.

    The Facts

    • In "The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health," Dr. Karen J. Carlson writes that a tipped uterus "does not seem to have any detrimental effect on conception, pregnancy or childbirth."

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