Can X-ray cause Infertility? Posted: 02-12-07 00:09am
If you can please answer this question. I
went to the Emergency room because my
Colitis was flaring up. The Doctor ordered
some abdominal X-rays to make sure nothing
unusual was happening.
My concern is that during the X-rays I was
not given a shield for protection and that
the last X-ray taken the technician moved
the camera directly in front of my groin
area and took the X-ray. Is this common to
take an X-ray of the groin area? and will
this cause any infertility. I did notice
after the X-rays that I had some burning
sensations in the penis area.
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Sexual Health - Men Answer A2370 Posted: 02-23-07 06:39am
An X-ray technician performs imagining
requirement according to the doctor’s
request. Any human body area can be
imagined with X-ray. Absorbed doses of
irradiation during the X-ray imagining are
so low that they can’t cause
infertility.
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