Using a novel, medication-based approach, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical ...

John Syng Dorsey [1] once stated: The large proportion of mankind who are afflicted with this complaint; -- the great variety of forms in which it appears; -- the fatality which results from its ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --An age-related increase in estrogen may lead to a common form of hernia that often requires corrective surgery, according to a study of mice. When researchers reduced estrogen with a ...

An age-related increase in estrogen may be the culprit behind inguinal hernias, a condition common among elderly men that often requires corrective surgery, according to a Northwestern Medicine study ...

A new Australian study reveals who is most at risk of having hernia repair surgery, one of the most common medical conditions and surgical operations performed in hospitals worldwide. Half of the ...

Hernias are one of the most common conditions requiring surgery, but not all need immediate treatment. Hernia specialist Joanna Grudziak, MD, explains what a hernia is, why symptoms can look different ...

Men with hernias but little or no pain can safely go without surgery unless things really start to hurt, a study found. “Not every hernia needs to be fixed,” said Dr. Olga Jonasson of the University ...

(Reuters Health) – - Many men experience sexual dysfunction or pain during sexual activity after groin surgery to repair a hernia, a research review suggests. The authors analyzed data from 12 ...

An unusual bulge in the lower abdomen can cause severe pain and embarrassment, but doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are on a mission to educate and treat patients one hernia at a ...

Robotic surgery is the latest advancement in hernia treatment. It is an advanced form of the laparoscopic method, but robotic ...

Currently, the only available treatment is surgery to repair the weakened area Mice were treated with an anti-estrogen drug currently approved to treat breast cancer ‘Blockbuster’ findings also ...