Shapes of Pelvis

There are four general shapes of the pelvis, according to what the pelvic brim looks like.

Technical Word	What I call it	Most common in:
Android	Heart / Funnel shaped	White females and all males
Gynecoid	Squashed heart	All females
Anthropoid	Upright egg with flat top	Black females and all males
Platypelloid	Squashed and stretched heart	uncommon in both sexes

 

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