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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I am a 64-year-old male in good health, although I have a bit of a gut in the middle. My issue is that I have developed an umbilical hernia that looks like a large “outie.” It is not very ...

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 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.

What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery, [1] the authors present a summary of findings ...