Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeways The most common cause of groin pain in women is muscle strain or injury. Hip osteoarthritis can cause groin pain, especially in older adults. Groin ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old male who is in good health and doesn’t take any medications. I ride my bike 40 miles a week, play golf four days a week and go to the gym every other day. About six ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Commonly found among male athletes who participate in cutting and pivoting sports, such as soccer, football, ...

Dear Doctors: I have seen my doctor and gynecologist for pain in my groin area that gets worse when I’m sitting or if I squat. It worsens at the end of the day. I’m told it could be pudendal neuralgia ...

A woman in her late 70s with a history of mild dementia is brought to the hospital with left groin and hip pain, as well as lower left quadrant (LLQ) abdominal pain associated with generalized ...

A friend of mine came to see me recently complaining of an odd ache he’d noted in his lower abs and groin. He couldn’t blame it on crunches at the gym, nor a cow kicking him in the belly again (he’s a ...

Testicular pain is pain you feel in one or both of your testicles. Your testicles are the two soft, round structures inside your scrotum, the sac of skin underneath your penis. Testicles make sperm ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

sorry if that sounded vulgar but i'm serious. my guess is that it's alcohol. between 8-12 hours after i drink (like next morning), i notice a pain in right side near my groin. it's not unbearable, but ...

An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall near where your abdomen meets your thigh. It’s less common in women because this area is smaller in females.