Re: tilted uterus
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 31 May 2002 15:39:34 +0000
Hi:
You know, my dr. told me the same thing about my
uterus. It's tilted, he was not concerned in the least
and it should not be a factor in getting pregnant and
it did explain why sometimes the cervix was http://wwwaaaaaay
far back.
I have had two children, both boys, now 10 and 6. I
was 30 and 35 when I conceived them, respectively. I
also weighed 295 and 325. Was diabetic during
pregnancy, am not now diabetic. Had to take Clomid and
did have an ovarian drilling done (which I would not
recommend except as a last-ditch effort). So it IS
possible to get pregnant with a tipped uterus.
Hope this helps.
Donna in Utah
> it seems i've noticed a number of women here comment on having a tilted
> uterus... i'm curious as to how many of us here have them? i do... and
> it's something that's bothered me for a while. i think because when i
> read fried green tomatoes, one of the characters remarks that she wasn't
> able to get pregnant because she had a tilted uterus! now, i know this
> is supposed to have been 1930s medical knowledge, and therefore could
> well be outdated... but you know how things stick with you? i'm afraid
> that even if i overcome PCOS from an i'm-ovulating standpoint, the
> tipped uterus will keep me from getting pregnant anyway! not only is my
> uterus tipped, my cervix has always been sort of hard for some doctors
> to locate (probably because of the tipping...) I did once ask a doc if
> this would make it harder to get pregnant, and she said "No, the baby
> will come out just fine..." and I said "I'm not worried about it coming
> OUT, I'm worried about it getting IN there..." at which point she looked
> at me as if i were completely daft... what i mean was, can the SPERM
> get in...
>
> so... how many of you have tipped uteris? how many have you gotten
> pregnant without having to overcome that specific problem? should i stop
> worrying about it? is it more common in PCOS or no? (I know its
> mentioned in Thatcher's book... but I think he comments on it in
> reference to it being more common in women with endo, which as far as i
> know i don't have... can you have endo and not know it?)
>
> - jodi
>
> >>Hello there!
> >>
> >>My name is Elise and what you describe is exactly what happened to me. I
> >>NEVER had a normal period in my life, I have irregular hair growth
> >>(which you don't) and a tilted uterus. I had uprotected sex with my
> >>husband regularly without fear of becoming pregnant. Then I got on
> >>Atkins diet (which controls your sugar/insulin levels) and I got
> >>pregnant right away. Boy was I shocked (and happy). As a matter of
> >>fact, I took 3 pregnancy tests because I couldn't believe the positive
> >>results of the first two.
> >>
> >>I did have a period the first 3 months of my pregnancy but I gather it
> >>is because the placenta was not regulating my hormones (that doesn't
> >>happen until after your third month). Once the placenta regulated the
> >>hormones, I did not have another period (I am 4 1/2 months pregnant
> >>now). I needed no help maintaining the pregnancy though I crampe
>
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