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Pain that is in the lower genital region, or groin, that has no obvious accompanying problem with the uterus or the ovaries could be a bladder problem. the problem can actually be a stone that can be located in the bladder, or the kidney, or the tube leading to the kidney called the ureter. Urinary calculi, also known as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis or stones are becoming more common all the time. Most of the stones are calcium, actually in a form called calcium oxalate. A small percent of stones are from cysteine or uric acid or magnesium based. In most cases there is no disease that actually produces calcium levels that are too high leading to these calcium containing stones, but rarely there are. Other nutritional factors do affect kidney stones. Very high protein diets, particularly in diabetics or the elderly with poorer renal function will secrete more calcium in their urine and thus have another reason to form calcium stones in their urine. Most women with stones don't a...