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Is Smelly Lump In Groin The Reason For Inability To Conceive?
I have a lump in my groin area that has been there for about a year or so. Sometimes it smells up and is more noticeable. I'm 22 years old and have also been unsuccessful to conceive a child with my fiance of 3 and a half years. Do these things have anything in common?
Fri, 16 May 2014
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
No, smelly lump has rather nothing to do with infertility. Bad smell indicates bacterial infection. Most likely you have a sebaceous cyst in this area which gets infected from time to time. It can be painful in that time and swelling can be present.
I suggest you to consult general surgeon with it. The cyst should be removed.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
No, smelly lump has rather nothing to do with infertility. Bad smell indicates bacterial infection. Most likely you have a sebaceous cyst in this area which gets infected from time to time. It can be painful in that time and swelling can be present.
I suggest you to consult general surgeon with it. The cyst should be removed.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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