What are hernias?
The hernias we talk about in this Medical Minute are the most common hernia- groin, or inguinal hernias. More commonly found in men, hernias form as a bulge accompanied by pain, in their groin. Men have about a 27% lifetime risk of having hernia at some point in their life, and women, a much lower incidence- only 3% or so of women get hernias at some point in their life. Other types of hernias, such as abdominal hiatal hernias are also common, but groin hernias tend to out-number abdominal hernias by about 3 to 1.
What causes a hernia? Watch this Doctors Express Medical Minute and find out for yourself!
