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A member asked:
How can the ol' spoon under the balls and coughing check for hernia?
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No spoon: The physicals exam places an index finger into the external inguinal ring using the excess skin on the scrotum to allow this to happen. If someone is spooning you in a doctors office, you may want to question the practice.
Answered 5/24/2013
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