A tipped uterus can cause discomfort during intercourse, painful menstrual cramps, and difficulty using tampons. It may also lead to urinary tract infections and infertility. Some women may not experience any symptoms, while others may discover the abnormality during a gynecological exam or ultrasound.
The most common symptom of a tipped uterus is discomfort during intercourse. Other symptoms include intense cramping during menstruation, pain in the lower back during intercourse, and pain or discomfort when using tampons. On rare occasions, pointed uterus symptoms include frequent urinary tract infections and infertility. Sometimes all of these symptoms will be absent and no symptoms will be observed despite the uterus being abnormally positioned.
Discomfort during intercourse, also known as dyspareunia, is one of the most common symptoms reported among women with a tilted uterus. During intercourse, penetration exerts extreme force on the rectum and ligaments that attach to the tailbone or tailbone. This force is even greater when the uterus is tilted and is the cause of the associated dyspareunia.
A tilted uterus can also cause pain in the lower back during sex, painful menstrual cramps, and pain when using tampons. Lower back pain during sex in a woman with a tilted uterus is mainly due to the pressure that is exerted on the ligaments of the tailbone during penetration. Painful menstrual cramps, also known as dysmenorrhea, can occur when menstrual discharge has difficulty moving from the tilted uterus through the cervix. Inserting a tampon correctly can also be difficult when the uterus is tilted. Women with a tilted uterus are often unable to insert a tampon all the way, leading to pain and discomfort.
Other less common symptoms of a pointed uterus include a tendency to get urinary tract infections and infertility. It is not known why a woman with a tilted uterus is more prone to urinary tract infections than a woman with a normal uterus, but this is often the case. Also, women with a tilted uterus often don’t realize they have a urinary tract infection. Sometimes, the urinary tract infection will be well established, even in the kidneys, before symptoms appear or the infection is diagnosed.
Sometimes conception can be difficult when the uterus is tilted. Penetration is often not as deep when the uterus is tilted. As a result, sperm may not be deposited near the cervix, decreasing the chances of sperm entering the uterus and fertilizing the egg.
Some women who have a tilted uterus do not experience any symptoms. These women can go their entire lives without even knowing that there is an anatomical abnormality in their reproductive organs. In others, the tipped uterus may be discovered during a gynecological exam or ultrasound. Some women will have a tilted uterus for a short time after a pregnancy. These women may temporarily experience the common symptoms of a tipped uterus until the uterine ligaments heal and the uterus returns to its normal position.
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