What are the best positions to get pregnant with a tilted uterus?

Propping a pillow under your hips puts gravity in your favor. If your practitioner has told you that you have a tilted uterus (meaning that your uterus is naturally tilted toward your spine, not your belly button), doggy style (on your hands and knees, with penetration from behind) might be the ticket for VIP access.

Does a retroverted uterus make it harder to get pregnant?

A tilted uterus, also called a tipped uterus, retroverted uterus or retroflexed uterus, is a normal anatomical variation. It shouldn’t interfere with your ability to conceive. In most women, the uterus tips forward at the cervix. About 1 in 4 women, however, has a uterus that tilts backward at the cervix.

Should you lay on your back when trying to get pregnant?

It certainly won’t hurt. Sperm are pretty talented swimmers, so it’s not necessary to lie on your back after intercourse, but there is some research to suggest that lying on your back may increase your odds of getting pregnant.

How do I make sure the sperm reaches the egg?

To enter the egg, the sperm has to do two things:

Break through a group of cells known as the cumulus oophorus that surround the egg. The sperm dissolves these cells using an enzyme (1,7).
Break through the outer membrane of the egg. The sperm essentially fuses to and digests this membrane using an enzyme (1,7).

Does putting your legs up help you get pregnant?

For instance, there is no evidence that either lying flat or elevating your legs for an extended period of time after intercourse will improve your chances of getting pregnant.

Is it possible to get pregnant with a retroverted uterus?

The position of your uterus has nothing to do with your ability to become pregnant, as having a retroverted uterus is simply a normal variation. If you are experiencing difficulties conceiving your GP will look for other fertility issues before considering the position of your uterus.

Why does my uterus tilt backwards when I get pregnant?

Nonetheless, sometimes a change in position is due to menopause or pregnancy. Certain fertility problems, such as endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease, can make a uterus to tilt backwards. The eventual resulting scars of these conditions might lead to a shift in the uterus position.

Is it harder to conceive if you have a tilted uterus?

A retroverted uterus does not in and of itself cause difficulty conceiving. That being said, some diseases that distort normal pelvic anatomy, such as endometriosis or fibroids, can pull the uterus backward. In these cases, infertility is caused by the disease affecting the uterus, not by the tilted uterus itself.

Do you have to be on your back to get pregnant?

“Having women on their backs makes sense for women who have an anteverted uterus, one that is tilted forward, which is about two-thirds of the population,” Dr. Kingsberg notes. “But a third of women have a retroverted uterus, one that’s tilted backward, so missionary wouldn’t offer any advantage for them.”