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Many women have a uterus that doesn’t conform to the standard upside-down pear shape you’ve probably seen in pictures marked “this is your uterus.” Much has been said about the position of the uterus, but in reality, it makes no difference. Most women have a uterus that points to the pubic bone, which is considered the normal position (also called an anteverted uterus). Twenty percent of women have a uterus that points toward their back (called a “tipped” or retroverted uterus), which, contrary to what many women believe, does not cause problems getting pregnant. However, the real situation is that when a woman is in the upright position, the uterus is parallel to the floor. Since primitive humans were upright most of the time, this is the natural opposition of the uterus and only when gynecologists started examining women lying down did this become an issue. Mother nature probably could care less which way the uterus faces.