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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...