Chronic pelvic pain is a common health issue for women, but a hernia is often overlooked as a potential cause. About 15 to 20% of U.S. women, ages 18 to 50, experience chronic pelvic pain in their ...

In a study conducted in Uganda and published in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Karolinska Institutet evaluated a new surgical method for treating groin hernias in women. The method could become an ...

Alphonsus Matovu, Ph.D. student at the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Global Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend his thesis "Groin Hernia Surgery ...

What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery, [1] the authors present a summary of findings ...

Laura Sweet was an active, upbeat 42-year-old saleswoman living in Santa Monica, Calif., when the agony first started — debilitating, flaring pains in her pelvis that lasted for days and recurred ...

In January 2010 — six months into researching how to be an advocate for your own health — Ehrenclou began having debilitating pelvic pain. Over the next 16 months, the now 51-year-old Los Angeles ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am an active, healthy woman, 76, who has an inguinal hernia. Is it dangerous to live with it? If I have it repaired, I have the option of a groin incision or one below the navel.

Hernias are a common ailment among Americans; more than 4 million people develop the painful condition. And although both men and women develop hernias, female patients may be harder to diagnose.

I called him Henry. Henry was much like a houseguest who had overstayed his welcome. While he was no trouble to begin with—and in fact, I barely noticed him at all—after 12 to 18 months, our ...

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 ...

Hernias are a common condition that can afflict men and women of all ages. When an organ or piece of tissue pushes through a weak area in the surrounding muscle or tissue, a hernia results. Hernias ...