hernia

Update: I've come a long way since my initial post when I had no clue what was going on with my abdomen. Thanks to BigTex for calling it out at the get go. I finally found my answers and hopefully the expert surgeon to correct these defects. I didn't want to report back until I had my...

A mouse study demonstrates that inguinal hernias are cuased by the conversion of testosterone to estrogen in the abdomen. The abstract says: "Inguinal hernia develops primarily in elderly men, and more than one in four men will undergo inguinal hernia repair during their lifetime. However, the...