Big butts

[snopes]

Comment: This sounds entirely absurd to me but a friend of mine insists it
is true. Supposedly the reason many black women possess amble behinds is
because it is very common for them to also have "backward" or "tipped"
uteri. Is there any validity to this statement? Thus far google has
yielded me nothing so I must appeal to you.

[Canuckistan]

Did the uterus tip as the womb travelled throughout the body?

[Simply Madeline]

Originally Posted by snopes

Supposedly the reason many black women possess amble behinds is
because it is very common for them to also have "backward" or "tipped"
uteri.

Amble behinds? Meaning their behinds are prone to taking leisurely walks?

[mags]

Interesting that the position of an internal organ could cause localized muscle and fat deposits.

[Nonny Mouse]

Correlation does not equal causation. Learn it, live it, love it.

That's if it's even true that a higher-than-average number of black women have tipped uteri, for which I have been so far unable to find a cite.

Nonny

[mags]

I can't find any cites that black women are more likely to have tipped uteri, either, unless they on average have more pregnancies than others, which I don't think is true.

Searching for cites, though, I think I discovered the answer to several of my problems:

The primary symptoms of a tipped uterus are:

* Pain during sexual intercourse - The medical term for the condition is dyspareunia.
* Pain during menstruation - The medical term for the condition is dysmenorrhea.

Other symptoms may include:

* Back pain during menstruation
* Minor incontinence
* Urinary tract infections
* Fertility problems
* Difficulty using tampons

I have the first two, and all of the other five except possibly fertility problems, because I've never tried to conceive.

I don't think it's enough of an issue to have surgery for, though, since the symptoms are minor, and I don't want children. It is kinda nice to know what is likely going on down there, though.