What does retroflexed uterus mean?

The female uterus is a very important organ. It not only plays the role of giving birth to offspring, but also has a direct impact on women's physical health. Under normal circumstances, there are two types of retroverted uterus, one is retroverted uterus and the other is retroflexed uterus. Retroverted uterus is often a normal phenomenon. Only a few cases of retroverted uterus are pathological, which will have adverse effects on women's physical health and even affect women's pregnancy.

What does retroflexed uterus mean?

The position of every woman's uterus is not exactly the same, but most have an anterior uterus. There are also horizontal uteruses, posterior uteruses, and the more serious posterior uterus, the retroflexed uterus. Most of these uteruses are caused by congenital development, which is an individual difference for each person, and also due to bad living habits. For example, if you sleep in a supine position every night, it is easy to form a posterior uterus. A posterior uterus may cause pain in the lumbar region, so for this type of retroflexed uterus, lying on the chest and knees before going to bed can usually alleviate the symptoms.

Symptoms of retroflexed uterus

Backache

The most common symptom felt by patients with retroverted uterus is lower back pain. In severe cases, the pain can extend to the entire waist and sacrum. Some patients will have unbearable soreness and swelling on both sides, and some patients can even have it extend to the lower back and groin on both sides.

Anal swelling

For women with a retroverted uterus, the two symptoms of lower abdominal soreness and anal distension will appear at the same time, especially when menstruation is about to come, the symptoms will be more severe. In addition, when you are overly tired, the symptoms of anal distension will be more obvious.

Irregular menstruation

For women with severe retroverted uterus, the improper position of the uterus will affect the normal discharge of menstrual blood. The inability to discharge menstrual blood smoothly will lead to dysmenorrhea. In addition, it may also cause increased leucorrhea, sexual discomfort, etc.

Impact on pregnancy

There is a dome in the part of the vagina surrounding the cervix behind the cervix, which is where semen accumulates. Patients with retroverted uterus may also be at risk of miscarriage due to uterine function.