Groin pain for women can be very uncomfortable and can disrupt the regular daily routine. The groin is the region between the end of the abdomen and the beginning of the leg. There are many potential causes of groin pain, both internal and external and it can be mild or severe. Some causes require medical attention, while some causes mild pain and will go away with time.
Crotch pain can sometimes result from a direct blow to that area of the body or falling on the groin. Sometimes athletes can hyper-extend the groin muscles and sprain the muscles in the region, which can cause serious pain. Athletes have also been known to tear the muscles in the area as well, which will need surgery to repair.
- Category 1: Visceral causes (inguinal hernia, other abdominal hernias, testicular torsion)
- Category 2: Hip-associated causes (acetabular labral tear and femoroacetabular impingement, osteoarthritis, snapping hip syndrome and iliopsoas tendonitis, avascular necrosis, iliotibial band syndrome)
- Category 3: Pubic symphyseal causes (rectus abdominis strain, adductor muscle-tendon dysfunction, rectus abdominis-adductor longus aponeurosis tear, osteitis pubis)
- Category 4: Infectious causes (septic arthritis, osteomyelitis)
- Category 5: Pelvic inflammatory disease (prostatitis, epididymitis and orchitis, herpes infection)
- Category 6: Inflammatory causes (endometriosis, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic inflammatory disease)
- Category 7: Traumatic causes (stress fracture, tendon avulsion, muscle contusion, baseball pitcher-hockey goalie syndrome)
- Category 8: Developmental causes (apophysitis, growth plate stress injury or fracture, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, developmental dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis)
- Category 9: Neurologic causes (nerve entrapment syndromes (e.g. ilioinguinal nerve), referred pain, sacroiliitis, sciatic entrapment (piriformis syndrome), hamstring strain, knee pain)
- Category 10: Neoplastic causes (testicular carcinoma, osteoid osteoma)
Crotch Pain During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, there are hormonal changes that occurs for the women that can cause pain in the joints of the pelvic bone. There are various kinds of crotch pain in different phases of pregnancy that occur. Lower back pain, genital area pain, thigh and hip pain are all possible during the pregnancy. Sometimes, the presence of a kidney stone can cause groin pain as well. The pain occurs when the stone is passing through the urethra.
Causes of Crotch Pain in Women
If a bacterial infection occurs in the groin region, there can be swelling and lumps in that area and this will also cause pain. Lymph nodes in that area are also prone to swell and can cause pain. When a person has genital herpes or perhaps an urinary tract infection, pain can result as well. UTI is one of the most common causes for pain in the female crotch area. If the person has injured their hip or if the hip joint is infected, or if there are symptoms of arthritis or snapping hip syndrome, the pain can definitely migrate towards the groin area. Athletes often fracture the hipbone, which can cause severe crotch pain as well. There are specialized pelvic problems such as ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancies that can also cause groin pain in women.
Groin Pain in Females Check-Up
In order to determine what the problem is, a doctor will have to look at the groin area and see if there is any noticeable swelling. If nothing of a physical and palpable nature is seen, then radiological tests can be administered, as well as blood tests and urine tests, in order to pinpoint the problem that is causing the pain and then treat it accordingly.
- www.nhs.uk/conditions/pelvic-pain/
- medlineplus.gov/pelvicpain.html
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