This is just some weird thing that I just thought of. If you get an x-ray while you're wearing a tampon.....will the tampon show on the x-ray?! I don't really need an answer, I just wanna see what everyone else thought about it!
2007-07-05 05:49:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Why do people answer questions when they don't know what they're talking about?
Yes, tampons show on x-rays.
2007-07-05 12:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the x-ray is taken on the lower half of your body it will. Any foreign object will show up. When my brother swallowed a marble when we were kids, the doctor took an x-ray to make sure that it hadn't lodged anywhere and you could see it on the x-ray.
2007-07-05 05:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by lmphslaw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. Modern X-rays show cartilage and other soft tissues, so I imagine that a dense-bulk item such as a tampon might very well show up.
2007-07-05 06:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Brutally Honest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because xrays pick up dense tissues well, but a tampon is not dense enough to be detected by an x ray.
2007-07-05 05:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by laura 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It might produce a slightly "cloudy" area on the x-ray... but it would not show up strongly because it is not metal or thick plastic...
2007-07-05 06:13:59 · answer #5 · answered by aspicco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure.. my xray showed my belly button ring but thats metal so its completely different.. good question!
2007-07-05 06:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No clue, but if I saw one on my x-ray I would laugh my *** off.
2007-07-05 13:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by Night Turn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i doubt it cause xrays dont show clothes only shows bones so no and thats a random but funny thought lol
2007-07-05 08:19:29 · answer #8 · answered by Elisa =) 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i dont think so because it shows the bones!
2007-07-05 07:45:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it will.
2007-07-05 06:30:04 · answer #10 · answered by kat70359 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋