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Health Encyclopedia: Groin Pain
Pain - groin; Lower abdominal pain; Genital pain; Perineal pain
Home Care
Home care depends on the cause. Follow your health care provider's recommendations.
- For groin pain caused by a hernia, a compression belt may help, surgery may be recommended in some cases.
- For groin pain caused by enlarged lymph glands, appropriate treatment will depend on the cause.
- For groin pain caused by a kidney stone, medical or surgical managemen...
Expert & Community Posts
Referred Pain and Osteoarthritis
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert...you to not try and "self-diagnose" arthritis pain. Groin pain may be caused by a multitude of... Read more »
MS and Like Diseases Get Short Shrift In “Health Care” Debate
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert...includes the cost of aroma health therapy for chronic groin pain, Oriental health massage for... Read more »
Having the baby!
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health ExpertPregnancy Tracker: 39 weeks Size of the Baby: 8 pounds, more or less Biggest Obstacle: Just... Read more »
Sharp Chest Pain: What it Means and When You Should See the Doctor
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health ExpertChest pain afflicts people of all ages. It doesn’t make a distinction based on demographics or... Read more »
Health Guide
Femoral hernia
...Alternative Names Femorocele; Enteromerocele; Crural hernia Symptoms Groin discomfort or groin pain aggravated by bending or lifting Tender lump in the groin or upper... Read more »Kidney Stones: Symptoms
In many cases, kidney stones do not produce symptoms. However, if a stone becomes stuck in the ureter (the thin tube between the bladder and the kidney), symptoms can be very severe. Often,... Read more »Endometriosis: Symptoms
Pain at the time of menstruation (dysmenorrhea ) is the primary symptom and occurs in nearly all girls and women with endometriosis. Studies suggest that endometriosis is the cause of about... Read more »Osteoarthritis: Symptoms
The pain of osteoarthritis typically begins gradually and progressesslowly over many years. People under age 40 may have the condition with no symptoms at all. Osteoarthritis is commonly... Read more »Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy: Complications
Vasectomy is a low-risk procedure, and the complications, which occur in about 10% of patients, are usually easy to control. One study of no-scalpel vasectomy, for example, reported only... Read more »Images
Medications
...Pronounced: (al-PROS-ta-dil) Side Effects Penis/testicle/groin pain, minor bleeding or... Read more »
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