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The female pelvis is larger and the male pelvis, is taller (owing

broader than the male pelvis. to a higher iliac crest),


narrower, and more compact
The distance between the The sides of the female pelvis
ischium bones is small in males. are wider apart. This results in
This causes the sides of the the female inlet being large and
male pelvis to converge from oval in shape, while the male
the inlet to the outlet inlet is more heart shaped.

1. The angle between the The angle between the inferior


inferior pubic rami is pubic rami is acute (70 degrees)
obtuse (90–100 in men.
degrees) in women.
Accordingly, the angle is
called the subpubic
angle in men and pubic
arch in women.

Difference between male and female pelvis in tabulated form?

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