23 Jan 2021 How a hernia adversely affects your intimacy?

  A hernia can be seen in any person. Inguinal hernias are more common in men. Most hernias grow over time and significantly impair a person’s quality of life. Sometimes hernias can be painful. Pain due to compression of the organ entering into the hernia may be more prominent. Even life-threatening emergencies may develop due to organ strangulation.

Inguinal hernias are the most common hernia type in the abdominal wall and they constitute 75% of abdominal wall hernias.

    Hernias also negatively affect sexual life. Inguinal hernias, in particular, can cause erection problems in men and genital muscle spasms in women by causing pain during sexual intercourse. Hernias of the anterior abdominal wall; In addition to pain, as the abdominal stabilization is impaired, it causes difficulties in body movements and may negatively affect sexual intercourse.

    In addition, the lump and asymmetry in the groin region may cause disruption of motivation in the person’s partner as it will create a bad image in terms of visual aesthetics. This might cause a lack of self-confidence. As a result of these, psychological based erectile dysfunction and sexual reluctance may occur.

    It is possible to solve these problems with a minimally invasive hernia repair. There is almost no pain with laparoscopic surgery. You can return to your daily life soon after the operation. Also, it provides a cosmetically perfect look as it is made through 3 small holes.

    I always say; early hernia surgery is easy and comfortable for both the patient and the surgeon. Improve your quality of life with a successful hernia surgery performed by a hernia surgeon.