Pins and needles in feet during half pigeon

Hello, I'm sorry if I'm not following posting rules, this is my first post. I started doing yoga almost one year ago, and I'm a 20 year old guy. Whenever I go into half pigeon pose, I get pins and needles in my feet. My teacher said that I could be pinching a nerve, so I've held off from this pose. I know that the rules say that medical advice is to be taken with a grain of salt, but has anyone had this experience?