<prompt> Aetiology of the hernia includes all EXCEPT:ObesityWhooping coughPeritoneal dialysisChronic prostitis  <response>: Chronic prostatitis: Ref: 1272 - LB, 1200 - 1202-SB 968-B L 25thCauses of hernia:1. Whooping cough2. Straining on micturition or defecation3. Obesity, Pregnancy4. Intraabdominal malignancy5. Smokers, result of an acquired collagen deficiency6. Peritoneal dialysis - from a previously occult weakness or enlargement of a patent processus vaginalis Indirect inguinal hernia is the most common hernia, regardless of gender Inguinal hernias remains the most common hernia in women Both indirect inguinal and femoral hernias occur more commonly on the right side. Strangulation, the most common serious complication of a hernia, Most strangulated hernias are indirect inguinal hernias, however, femoral hernias have the highest rate of strangulation 15 to 20 of all hernias, and for this reason it is recommended that all femoral hernia be repaired at the time of discovery. 1200 - 1- SB 