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Who is affected by hemorrhoids

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By Monica Rhodes

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Hemorrhoids are a very common problem. Equal numbers of men and women get hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids can develop at any age, but the incidence increases after age 30. About half of people older than age 50 have had hemorrhoids at some time in their life.1

Many women develop hemorrhoids during the last 6 months of pregnancy and immediately postpartum.

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Citations

  1. Stelzner M (2001). Hemorrhoids section of Anorectal problems. In DC Lynge et al., eds., 20 Common Problems: Surgical Problems and Procedures in Primary Care, pp. 112–127. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Author Monica Rhodes
Editor Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor Tracy Landauer
Associate Editor Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery
Last Updated September 29, 2008
Author:Monica Rhodes
Medical Review:Kathleen Romito, MD - Family MedicineBrent Shoji, MD - General Surgery
Last Updated: 09/29/2008
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