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What conditions cause inguinal hernia?

The failure of the inguinal ring to remain narrow can be caused by a congenital weakness—a genetic cause—which happens in males more than females. Other causes include anything which challenges the normal tone of the inguinal ring’s restrictive closure. This can happen with:

  • straining against it, such as with constipation,
  • increased internal abdominal pressure from obesity,
  • chronic coughing with sudden spikes in internal pressure, weakening the ring over time, and
  • pregnancy, when hormones naturally soften ligaments.

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What is the recovery from hernia surgery?

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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