Anterior uterine position usually does not require leg lifting. The uterus of a normal non-pregnant woman is usually located in the center of the pelvis and is maintained in its position by four pairs of ligaments: the major ligament, the round ligament, the sacral ligament, and the pelvic funnel ligament, which can be slightly varied because these ligaments are inherently elastic. In front of the uterus is the bladder and behind it is the rectum. A normal uterus can be an anterior uterus, a median uterus, or a posterior uterus, which means in effect whether or not the uterus is in an anteriorly-flexed, centralized, and posteriorly-flexed position. Those that are inverted toward the bladder are called anteriorly-flexed; those that are inverted toward the rectum are called posteriorly-flexed; and those that are in-between are called median. Anterior uterine position is the more common clinical position of the uterus, which is a normal position, so there is no need to lift the legs, and the action of lifting the legs does not change the position of the uterus.