Infertility By X-rays **please Read** Posted: 02-11-07 18:37pm
I need someone to reasure me about this.
I went to emergency because my ulcerative
colitis was flaring up.
Well they ordered x-rays of the abdomen to
make sure nothing was abnormal was
happening in the colon. Anyways what
distressed me about the whole procedure
was my groin area was not covered by a
shield to protect it and the last x-ray
was really nerve racking for me because
they moved the camera from taking pictures
of my abdomen area to directly in front of
my groin area and took a x-ray.
Can someone please tell me why they would
take an x-ray of the groin area and
because of the lack of protection can I
become infertile. Is this a normal
procedure? Part of checking the abdomen
by taking an x-ray of the groin or should
I voice a complaint to the hospital.
Thanks for reading and any help would be
appreciated.
