An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.

Women suffering from chronic pelvic pain may be surprised to learn that the root cause of their discomfort stems not from their reproductive organs, but rather a hernia. Chronic pelvic pain is a ...

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 ...

Author Martine Ehrenclou writes about how patients can take charge of their healthcare, but recently Martine had to follow her own advice when she started experiencing severe abdominal pain. "The pain ...

Unlike hernias in men, which are far more common, those that afflict women are usually small and internal and rarely cause an obvious bulge. Symptoms can be suggestive of other problems — ovarian ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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Women suffering from chronic pelvic pain may be surprised to learn that the root cause of their discomfort stems not from their reproductive organs, but rather a hernia. Chronic pelvic pain is a ...

Author Martine Ehrenclou writes about how patients can take charge of their healthcare, but recently Martine had to follow her own advice when she started experiencing severe abdominal pain. "The pain ...