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Varicose Veins During Pregnancy Treatment
About every second woman gets varicose veins on her legs during pregnancy- so-called varices. In women who have previously had varicose veins, they often get worse during pregnancy.
Causes of varicose veins in pregnancyIf people with congenital connective tissue weakness are more susceptible to varicose veins, their onset in pregnancy is favored by hormone changes that cause the muscle walls of the blood vessels to relax. Thus, the blood vessels continue and the blood can accumulate in the legs – visible from the outside as varicose veins.