I've tried compression shorts, but being that I don't have much fat around the hips, I couldn't tell you. I hate my ass. Its not male, no matter how skinny I get. I guess I'll have to wait until I get on hormones to change that. The compression shorts didn't seem to help my butt problem...but mine weren't specifically made for compressing the ass, y'know what I mean? If underworks compression shorts have the same binding power as say, their tri top, I would definitely invest in their compression shorts.