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 ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs), arthritis, and muscle strains can cause you to have groin pain. Rest and ice help heal a groin strain, and physical therapy helps with recovery. You will need prompt ...

You felt that sudden, sharp twinge while lunging for a tennis ball, sprinting on the track, or maybe just taking an awkward step off the curb. Now, weeks later, that nagging pain in your inner thigh ...

A lot of runners will be familiar with the dreaded groin strain: a tenderness around the groin area or inner thigh that can feel like a sharp, twinging pain. Although not a serious injury, groin ...

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.

In a study conducted in Uganda and published in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Karolinska Institutet evaluated a new surgical method for treating groin hernias in women. The method could become an ...