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For the most part, the previous answers are correct but might leave you wondering. A hernia is where a bit of intestine slips through an opening in the muscle wall of the abdomen. They come in two types, where an intestine bulges through the abdominal wall in front and where an intestine bulges through the abdominal wall in the pelvic region through any of the small openings there. They are much more common for men because the testicles are formed inside the body and move through two separate openings into the before birth. Most "inguinal" hernias form when some intestine bulges through that opening into the . It is possible for intestine to bulge through any of the small openings in the pelvic region and cause a hernia. Males are not the only ones that can get them although females won't be getting an inguinal hernia into their , of course.