A thrombosed external hemorrhoid is an enlarged vein that can be seen and felt just beneath the skin around your anus. An external hemorrhoid affects the veins of the skin outside the anus. The ...

Hemorrhoid Stapling Has More Long-term Risks Than Surgical Removal Date: October 22, 2006 Source: Center for the Advancement of Health Summary: Stapling of hemorrhoids -- a relatively new and ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- A hemorrhoid removal procedure that’s touted as painless in more than 98 percent of cases and requires no hospital stay is winning praise from area physicians. Dr. Steve Orleans, a ...

Nearly 507,000 women and girls in the United States could be at risk of female genital excision, including 57,000 in California, a new study has found. That is more than twice the number that were ...