This page has moved. Click here to view. The prevalence of hemorrhoids is equal between men and women, but men are more likely to seek treatment. The prevalence of hemorrhoids also increases with age until the seventh decade, at which point there appears to be a slight decline hemroids, hemorrhoid, hemorroid.
Pregnancy is a common predisposing risk factor for the development of hemorrhoids.
When appropriately diagnosed, most hemorrhoids can be treated successfully in the outpatient setting by the primary care provider. Careful clinical assessment is required to ensure that more significant bowel disease is not missed in the process. The exact pathogenesis of how hemorrhoids enlarge to become symptomatic has not been fully elucidated. First-degree hemorrhoids bleed but do not prolapse. On anoscopy, the hemorrhoidal tissue projects into the anal canal, but there is no change with patient straining.