What should women pay attention to when having femoral hernia?

Femoral hernia is a type of hernia, which mostly occurs in middle-aged women. If women with femoral hernia are not treated for a long time, it is very easy to cause infertility, which will cause great harm to women's health. In this regard, it is very necessary to understand women's femoral hernia. Today we will understand the causes and characteristics of women's femoral hernia, hoping to help you understand femoral hernia in a deeper way.

What should women pay attention to when having femoral hernia

Adult women with hernia should pay attention to the following: First of all, they should pay attention to avoiding constipation, indigestion, heavy physical activity and other factors that increase abdominal pressure to prevent further aggravation. It would be better if you could buy a hernia bag to cover the protruding area of ​​the hernia. It can prevent further aggravation and incarceration, but if incarceration occurs, emergency surgical treatment is required at any time.

The so-called femoral hernia is manifested by a hemispherical protrusion the size of an egg on the inner thigh. The bulge is more obvious when the abdominal pressure increases due to coughing, etc., and it disappears when you rest and lie down. Hernia is generally caused by the internal organs moving to another location through a congenital or acquired weakness, and the hernia sac protrudes through the femoral ring and femoral canal to the oval fossa, which is called femoral hernia.

The reason why most female friends suffer from femoral hernia may be that the female pelvis is wider, the synergistic tendon and the lacunar tendon are not developed enough, resulting in the looseness of the upper opening of the femoral canal. Multiple pregnancies increase the abdominal pressure, which is the cause of femoral hernia. The neck of the hernia sac of femoral hernia is narrow because its inner edge is a sharp lacunar tendon. When the contents of a femoral hernia enter the femoral canal, they move basically vertically downward. However, after leaving the oval fossa, it turns forward to form an obtuse angle, which further increases the relative narrowness of the hernia sac neck. This special anatomical factor is the main reason why femoral hernia is easily incarcerated.

The incidence of femoral hernia in women is relatively low, and the incidence of femoral hernia generally accounts for about 2%-5% of extra-abdominal hernia. It is common in women over 40 years old. The female pelvis is wider, and the tendons and lacunae are often underdeveloped or softened, resulting in a wide and loose femoral ring. In addition, the increased intra-abdominal pressure causes the abdominal organs to fall down through the femoral ring and enter the femoral canal, protruding from the oval fossa. Therefore, it is more common in women. Because the femoral canal is basically vertical, the hernia contents seem to fall in a straight line, but after leaving the oval fossa, it suddenly turns forward to form an obtuse angle. In addition, the femoral ring itself is narrow and the surrounding tendons are strong, so it is very easy to get incarcerated and strangulated in extraperitoneal hernia. Once a femoral hernia is incarcerated, it can quickly develop into a strangulated hernia and should be paid special attention to. Regarding this matter, once a woman discovers that she has a femoral hernia, she should go to the hospital for a physical examination as soon as possible and let the doctor help her.

The above is our introduction to female femoral hernia. Female femoral hernia cannot be ignored. If femoral hernia is not treated for a long time, it will affect health and affect women's normal fertility. Therefore, for your health and for your bright future, if you have femoral hernia, you need to go to the hospital for medical treatment in time. The doctor will diagnose and treat you according to your condition so that you can take care of yourself.