Pregnancy is an absolutely beautiful part of life, with a few not so pretty side effects. One of those side effects being the formation of varicose veins. There are three major things that change within the body during pregnancy that cause you to be at a high risk for forming varicose veins: the blood volume in the body increases, the speed at which blood returns from the legs decreases, and you produce a higher level of the hormone progestin which causes veins to be more dilated.
However, all hope is not lost. Although you cannot change heredity, or control the hormones in your body, there are a few things that you can do to help prevent, or lessen, the formation of varicose veins during pregnancy. Continue reading “What to do About Varicose Veins Caused by Pregnancy”