What is the recommended repair of an abdominal hernia for a woman of childbearing age? Please quantify the risks associated with pregnancy in such a patient who is postherniorrhaphy. At this point in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

It was late spring in 2013 when I frog-kicked in a Maine lake and felt a nauseating tear through the front of my right hip. As I froze in the water and then struggled to climb back onto the dock, I ...

Hernia mesh is a biomaterials-based implant class that has been successfully translated to clinical applications. They are generally divided into two categories: synthetic mesh and biologic/biological ...