Nearly 90% of the most common type of hernia repair surgery was performed in men over the course of the five-year study Women were more likely to get two lesser known types of hernia surgery TUESDAY, ...

Incisional hernia repairs among men age 65 years and older rose 24.2 percent in the United States from 2001 to 2010, according to a study. "The rising rates of emergent incisional hernia repair are ...

Men with hernias but little or no pain can safely go without surgery unless things really start to hurt, a study found. “Not every hernia needs to be fixed,” said Dr. Olga Jonasson of the University ...

Age-related increases in estrogen may be the reason why inguinal hernias are common among older men, new research with rodents suggests. Inguinal hernias occur when soft tissue — often part of the ...

Buffalo, N.Y. — Millions of people develop a hernia at some point in their life and doctors find that it is just as likely for women to develop hernias as men. A hernia is an abnormal opening in the ...

Groin hernias may get all the attention, but a hiatal hernia-a lesser-known, yet surprisingly common type-affects more women than men. If you're wondering, "What does a hiatal hernia feel like?" keep ...

(Reuters Health) – - Many men experience sexual dysfunction or pain during sexual activity after groin surgery to repair a hernia, a research review suggests. The authors analyzed data from 12 ...