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Urogynecology (Expert Forum)
Can an inverted uterus cause IC?
Answered by
Lennox Hoyte, M.D. - UroGynecology, Pelvic Surgery
USF College College of Medicine
Tampa - FL
Questions in the Urogynecology forum are answered by medical professionals affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include overactive bladders, bladder pain, fallen/drooping bladder, bowel urgency, bowel prolapse, cystitis, incontinence, pain with intercourse, rectal prolapse, surgery, urinary urgency, and uterine prolapse.
Can an inverted uterus cause IC?
by KelJo, Jun 06, 2007 12:00AM
I am a 28-year-old single mother of 2 children. I was diagnosed with IC in February after two years of urinary frequency (every 10 minutes).
I am wondering whether my inverted uterus could be a factor in my illness.
The reason I think this may be the case is because my symptoms started soon after I began exercises to tone my lower abdominal muscles.
When I first saw a urologist, he looked inside my bladder and mentioned that my uterus was poking it. He also commented that many women he sees have this condition. I have mentioned this to the doctor I am seeing now, but she just dismissed it as a possible cause without even seeing to what degree my bladder is being "poked."
Please help. I am desperate to find the cause of my IC so that maybe I can live a normal life.
Thank you.
I am wondering whether my inverted uterus could be a factor in my illness.
The reason I think this may be the case is because my symptoms started soon after I began exercises to tone my lower abdominal muscles.
When I first saw a urologist, he looked inside my bladder and mentioned that my uterus was poking it. He also commented that many women he sees have this condition. I have mentioned this to the doctor I am seeing now, but she just dismissed it as a possible cause without even seeing to what degree my bladder is being "poked."
Please help. I am desperate to find the cause of my IC so that maybe I can live a normal life.
Thank you.
Doctor's Answer
by Lennox Hoyte, M.D., Jun 09, 2007 12:00AM
, Jun 09, 2007 12:00AM
Short answer: The uterus by itself will not 'cause' IC. Long answer: The bladder is a soft organ, easily indented by whatever is lying next to it. I often see peristalsing (wiggling) bowel up against the bladder wall when I do cystoscopy on some patients, so it is not surprising that your uterus dents your bladder. Get an evaluation by a pelvic floor physical therapist, who might be able to help you with some of your symptoms attributed to IC.
