Male hip xray, awkward!

I have been having some unexpected pain in my hip, my doctor scheduled an xray. I was surprised at the results, you can very clearly see the penis and testicles in the xray. A little akward for sure. Has anyone had a hip xray, and then have a mom or dad look at it?

Did you show your x-ray to your parents ?

I've had a hip x-ray, and yes, I was surprised how clearly I could see my penis and scrotum in the picture. I know my orthopedic doctor on a personal level, so as the images were up on the wall in the exam room, he teasingly pointed it out. That was awkward and embarrassing but also amusing. However, I'm a grown man so there was no need for my parents to see it.

A few months ago, a woman I know broke her pelvis, in a somewhat unusual fracture. I essentially know this woman in professional circumstances and we are friendly but by no means close. Yet she showed me an X-ray of her pelvis in which the fracture could be seen but also the x-ray revealed various reproductive organs, rectum, etc. I was surprised that she wasn't self-conscious about showing this very personal image to me.

Incidentally, the woman in question is doing well, with the fracture healing on its own without surgery.

When I was ten, I was having pain in my hip which was determined to be legge-perthes, a condition where blood flow to the top of the femur bone is interrupted and a separation occurs. After a few months on crutches I was all fused together and on my way. There were A LOT of x-rays during that time, all of which were done in orthopedic specialist offices. I can recall having to get undressed - underwear too - and wear those paper gowns for the x-rays though there was always a heavy padding that went over the pubic region before the x-rays started. I don't recall ever seeing the x-rays afterwards (my parents did with the doctor)

I had a hip x-ray when I was 10 or 12 because my right foot pointed outward ever so slightly when I walked. I remember taking my pants off and climbing up on the table in my tighty-whities. When the nurse had me positioned just so, she took this little white, round “shield” about the size of a 50-cent piece and taped it on my underwear right over my penis.

Was that to prevent radiation from hitting the penis? Was it to prevent embarrassment when looking at the x-rays with my parents? No idea. It was determined that my hip was fine and nothing else was done. Never forgot that nurse taping that little piece of plastic or lead or whatever it was on my underwear, though.

Probably one of the fleeting prepubescent moments that eventuall lead to my medical fetish.

I had x-rays done of my abdomen/pelvis a few times. My penis and scrotum always had a shield over them. Even had them for barium enemas but they were more like a lead jockstrap so it would stay on while you were moved around the table. Did have some side views done once and my penis and scrotum were clearly visible. Had an mri done of my bowels once. Yhey were visible in that too, but were just slices. You knew what it was though

It certainly could have been shielding - there are lots of pics of genital shields for x-rays on the web. It also could be a marker (but it seems like an odd place to put it in your case) - telling them which side (Left or right hip) they were looking at. When I had my ankle x-rayed - they always put a L-R marker next to my ankle before shooting the picture.

I've posted elsewhere, but i was knocked off my bike when younger and had severe pain in my pelvis and loss of sensation in legs. At hospital, I developed an erection which can be a sign of spinal injury. I had CT scan of abdomen, pelvis & upper legs. It was absolutely clear on the images the state that my genitals were in; and highly embarrassing. They weren't clear whether there was a hairline fracture; but the scan showed apparent bleeding in the scrotum. Fortunately, i only had bruising to nerves & everything resolved after few days in hospital.