Most people use the terms "groin" and "testicle" interchangeably, but what causes pain in the groin, does not necessarily give it to another. So let us elaborate. Groin - the area where your stomach ends and legs begin. If you have a sore groin on either side, always first think of a hernia. Hernias occur when local support tissues weaken and allow the bowel loops to slip from the abdomen to the groin. (In normal circumstances, the space between these two areas is only sufficient for the passage of blood vessels and nerves in the scrotum.) Hernia becomes noticeable as a swelling in the groin, especially when you are standing and eventually it may start to hurt. But you can feel the pain with no visible bulge. When viewed from male doctor may discover a hidden hernia by introducing a finger into the scrotum. He always asks you to cough, because it raises the pressure in the abdomen and pushes the loop of bowel in hernia opening. Muscle weakness, which causes a hernia, particularly easy to install in women. 
  
If you have a hernia, it is important to know about it. Sometimes part of the intestine is very small relative to the hole through which she slips back and forth. In this case, there is no immediate threat. But if, conversely, a relatively small hole, and the bowel loops is large, the latter can be captured or harmed in it. When this happens, a condition called "strangulated hernia". 
  
Such a seizure requires immediate surgery, because in this case violated the blood supply strangulated bowel, leading to its destruction. 
  
Almost any infection in the pelvis, legs or feet can cause enlargement and tenderness of lymph glands in the groin. You can make your own hands are sensitive to detect cancer. If they are swollen but not painful, it is more likely to indicate parameters cancer or benign tumors than for infection. 
  
If the pain in your groin is not associated with a hernia, or with increased lymph glands, it may be because the disc compresses the spinal nerves that go to this area. Low-lying kidney stone will also cause pain in this place. Frequent urination and blood in the urine (discernible by the eye or under a microscope) can help in determining the correct diagnosis.

If your pain in the groin is not associated with the appearance of a hernia or infectious diseases - the need to suspect intercostal neuralgia - a situation where the disc compresses the spinal column, or pinch the nerves in the groin area, which in turn causes pain. Such ailments are treated physiotherapy procedures, ointments and gels, and only in the most severe cases, surgery. Pain can cause kidney stone and stuck in a narrow channel.