Reviewed by Joseph Maloney, M.D.Many women are born with their uterus tilted either forward – anteverted – or backward – retroverted. A retroverted uterus is more common, affecting 20 percent of women and accounting for about two-thirds of all titled uterus cases. Sometimes natural or medical conditions can shift the position the uterus from normal to tilted.
Pregnancy, endometriosis, adhesions (scar tissue) from pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), aging, and surgery can shift your uterus’ position, but sexual intercourse cannot. A tilted uterus is not thought to affect fertility, but it can cause discomfort during sex.
There are no complications with a tilted uterus. Certain causes of a tilted uterus – such as endometriosis – may cause complications, however. These causes are then treated.
