What causes hernia in females?

Most hernias: Occur spontaneously with no cause or reason. Sometimes hernias are associated with repetitive heavy lifting, obesity or past pregnancy. Most common location of hernias are the groins or umbilical region. The cause of one type of hernia can be an incisionsl hernia caused by previous surgery.

Multifactorial: There are many different causes of hernias among patients, and even a single patient can have different causes at different times such as trauma, infection, and pregnancy to name a few. Underlying all causes is thought to be a genetic predisposition that causes an abnormality in the connective tissue that's makes up the abdominal wall. Hope this helps!

The same as in males: Inguinal hernias can be congenital, acquired or a combination. In women, the congenital hernia is a result of the descent of the gubernaculum testis into the labia majorum, an acquired hernia is the result of a tear or general protrusion of the fascia of the "floor " of the inguinal canal.