SPD is longer-lasting and sometimes chronic, while lightning crotch passes very quickly. SPD may be worse at night or after you've been very active, while lightning crotch happens at any time. SPD often flares up in response to movement such as walking or climbing stairs, and it can hamper...
Lightning crotch is a strange symptom that happens in the last four to six weeks of pregnancy. It's characterized by shooting pains that originate in the crotch or groin area and possibly travel down the inner thigh, says Joyce Gottesfeld, M.D., OB-GYN for Kaiser Permanente in Denver. Wh...