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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 83-year-old healthy woman. In 2019, I became aware of a little bulge in my groin and suspected an inguinal hernia. It was confirmed by my family doctor. Given its small size and ...

Just walking down the street with a heavy purse used to be unbearable for Laura Sweet. It just got to a point where it was chronic and it was constant, and it was a constant burning shooting pinching ...

When we hear the word "hernia," it's often men who come to mind, right? But let's set the record straight: women can, and do, get hernias. This common misconception stems from the fact that certain ...

A hernia occurs when a piece of tissue bulges through an area of the body. Types of hernias include those affecting the abdominal wall, thigh, intestine, umbilical cord, and surgical incisions. Here, ...

An abdominal hernia is when an internal organ, often the intestines or bladder, pokes through the wall of muscle that usually keeps it in. Most are inguinal hernias (occurring in the lower abdominal ...