Oestrogen may contribute to increased risk of inguinal hernias as men age

17 Oct 2018


Research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that oestrogen can weaken the lower abdominal muscles in male mice increasing their risk of a hernia.

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