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[|Human|] I had an inguinal hernia since I was elementary. Now I am 29yrs old and haven t done any surgery. I can feek pai sometimes when I carry heavy objects. Now I want to have a baby however I cant get my girlfriend pregnant. Does my inguinal hernia result to infertility?
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for writing in. Fertility is usually not affected by an inguinal hernia or hernia surgery. But in males there is a chance that surgery or an incarcerated hernia can cause injury to the vas deferens, the tube that carries sperm from the testicles to the urethra. So it is the other way around, surgery for inguinal hernia can cause infertility as one of its complications. I suggest you discuss the inguinal hernia with your surgeon and if surgery is indicated now or can wait for few years after you have a child.