Many women experience delayed hernia diagnosis due to subtle symptoms, misdiagnosis, and social stigma around pain.

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 ...

Donovan underwent surgery Oct. 7 to repair a sports hernia, John Denton of MLB.com reports. Donovan had dealt with a nagging groin issue for much of the second half before eventually being shut down.

Hernias are not just a “man’s problem”; women get them too, but their symptoms are often masked and misunderstood. In women, pain due to a hernia may frequently be mistaken for menstrual cramps, ...

The food you consume can play a role in managing your hernia symptoms. Here’s what to eat and avoid. Hernia got you down? While your diet can’t cure it, knowing which foods to eat and which foods to ...

Researchers have found in a new randomized clinical trial that modified open anterior mesh repair repair is a suitable option for groin hernia repair in women, especially in low-resource settings.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 17-year-old son plays high school soccer. After a recent game, he began complaining of pain in his lower abdomen that radiates down to his inner thigh. His primary care physician ...

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 ...

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 ...

• Overall, we are uncertain about the effect of placing a mesh during emergency surgery in people with groin hernias. • The poor quality of the studies and the low number of people involved does not ...

Most women in low- and middle-income countries lack access to laparoscopic methods for groin hernia repair; therefore, an open technique through which both inguinal and femoral hernias can be treated ...

Retrospective study of preservation and transection of the round ligament of uterus during laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in adult women. Lichtenstein versus TIPP ...