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 ...

occurs when part of the abdominal or groin wall weakens and allows tissue within the abdomen (intestine, fat, colon, etc.) to slip through that weak area and bulge outward. Women typically are ...

A protrusion of abdominal contents through a weakened area of abdominal wall is called a hernia. A femoral hernia refers to a loop of bowel bulging through a specific opening, the femoral canal.

You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in ...

Muscle strains are the most common cause of groin pain. Pain on the right side of the groin can also result from a urinary tract infection (UTI), a femoral hernia, a ruptured ovarian cyst, or ...

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, ...

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, ...