Who is affected by hemorrhoids
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Who is affected by hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are a very common problem. Equal numbers of men and women get hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids can develop at any age, but the incidence increases after age 30. About half of people older than age 50 have had hemorrhoids at some time in their life.1
Many women develop hemorrhoids during the last 6 months of pregnancy and immediately postpartum.
References
Citations
Stelzner M (2001). Hemorrhoids section of Anorectal problems. In DC Lynge et al., eds., 20 Common Problems: Surgical Problems and Procedures in Primary Care, pp. 112–127. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery |
| Last Updated | September 29, 2008 |
| Last updated: | September 29, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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