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retroversion
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retroversion [‚re·trə′vər·zhən]
(anatomy)
A turning back.
(medicine)
A condition in which the uterus is tilted backward without any change in the angle of its longitudinal axis.
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These include a fixed retroverted uterus, tender adnexal masses, tenderness or nodularity of the uterosacral ligaments, nodules in the rectovaginal septum, and rarely blue or red lesions in the posterior vaginal fornix.
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Some respondents wrote in what they felt to be indications for rectovaginal examination, which included patients over 50, a retroverted uterus, postmenopausal, women over 40, pelvic pain, endometriosis, bleeding of unknown source, dyspareunia, postpartum, and assessments for rectocele.
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AYOU have a retroverted uterus, a common condition affecting one in five women.
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