Re: tilted uterus was: Re: Can PCOS just spontaneously vanish? Does anyone know? Please help!
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 05:03:17 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 31 May 2002, jodi wrote:
>
Hi Jodi,
I've had a tilted uterus since I can remember.I did have nine
miscarriages though.Told unrelated to it.When it was first discovered;I
was trying to conceive and they said that it had no bearing on the sperm
getting in there.I asked the question too.My cervix is also hard to
locate.Now,I do think that I heard that it can correct it's self.I could
be wrong,but certainly worth asking someone about.I have the book "what
to expect when your expecting"-I will look for the articles about tilted
uterus for you and post if I find the answer.
Yikes..that book will bring back some sentimental emotions for me.
This post struck me.
Things we all seem to have in common.
As for endo.I have heard many cases of endo not being diagnosed for
years.Some women suffer from period cramps thinking that it is just
their curse.I know of some that didn't get a diagnosis till it
progressed to other areas.A laparascopy is the only way to diagnose.I do
think you would know that something is wrong,but again,heard of stranger
things happen.
I know that a few of my friends have tilted uterus's and all have
children.
Please don't let this trouble you.
Take care and enjoy your posts!
>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well be outdated...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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Sincerely,
Barb C.
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