Recently I shared a case of Peyronies disease. Many people thought it was showing an intrauterine device. Therefore, I created the following image to discuss the differences between the female and male pelvis.
Side by side images of the pelvis (Female on the left with pink line, male on the right with blue line). Note the Peyronie’s disease on the right in the man’s penis (yellow arrows), and a normally positioned intrauterine device on the left (yellow arrows).
The male pelvic inlet is narrower than the female pelvic inlet and is more heart shaped, whereas the female pelvic inlet is more circular and wider. In general, the male pelvis is more tall and narrow while the female pelvis is more broad and flattened. Additionally, the angle beneath the ischia bones (the pubic arch) forms a much more acute angle in the male (<90 degrees) while in the female the pubic arch forms an obtuse angle (>90 degrees), and the pubic arch is higher in the male. Additionally, the obturator foramen in the male are round, whereas in the female they are oval.
Read about variations in the obturator foramen and pubic arch in the female bony pelvis here.
The intrauterine device image above is from RadioGraphics here.
Labeled female and male pelvis demonstrating the differences between the male and female pelvis.
The male has a narrower sciatic notch while the emale has a broader sciatic notch
Posted by Hannah Bont | October 18, 2013, 5:30 amHighly arched iliac crest which forms a big part of a small circle in male…
.Less curved iliac crest forming a small part of a big circle in female.
Posted by Hager Gogo | November 8, 2013, 11:27 amNice work
Posted by Mohammed | April 15, 2014, 1:20 amHad replacement of both Hips at Mass general hospital Boston this year care to review the data? via conditional release f medical records. Dr. Malcom R Smith.. niles howard. ascap.org see medical records for access. mrn 5376110 acc 17048684. e-mail at : 3182974.hn@gmail.com gratis. Howard Niles (Sir)
Posted by Howard Frank Niles | November 16, 2014, 6:27 pmfemale pubic is more larger than male and female pubic arc are more larger consider to the male
Posted by musoni venuste | January 9, 2015, 1:17 amIs the tilt the same??
Posted by sue | March 6, 2015, 10:12 pmI am looking study
Posted by Amit yadav | February 3, 2017, 4:28 amfemale pelvic is broader than male so if the female is pregnant the pelvic of a female will be larger! sorry if I have a wrong english term
Posted by gabrielnailah | September 4, 2017, 4:46 am