Varicose Veins In The Uterus: Truth Or Myth?
You may have heard people talk about pregnant women getting varicose veins in their uterus and how the varicose veins in the uterus can cause a lot of pain during pregnancy. These stories about varicose veins in the uterus are not true. Yes, about 40% of pregnant women develop varicose veins during pregnancy but those varicose veins do not develop in the uterus. In most cases, these varicose veins appear on the legs of the pregnant woman but the good news is that most of these varicose veins disappear after the woman delivers her baby.
What Caused Varicose Veins To Appear During Pregnancy?
There are a number of reasons why pregnant women develop varicose veins especially during the third trimester of pregnancy. First, a pregnant woman undergoes hormonal change during pregnancy and this hormonal change increases the level of progesterone in the body. The increased amount of progesterone in the body causes the blood vessels to relax and allows the two valves of the valves in our veins to slightly part. The small gap in the two valves disrupts the backward flow of the blood thus causing some disturbances in the system. As a result of the disturbances in the system, varicose veins appear in some parts of the body, especially in the lower extremities. Again, the likelihood of varicose veins in the uterus is very, very rare. There is no need to be so concerned about varicose veins in the uterus. Forget about what some people have to say about pregnant women developing varicose veins in the uterus, these people do not really know any better.
The second reasons why varicose veins appear during pregnancy is that the fetus inside the uterus of the pregnant woman presses into the major veins in the body as it grows bigger. The weight of the fetus in the uterus adds more pressure into the pelvic region and in the legs of the pregnant woman. As a result of the increasing pressure on the pelvic region and on the legs of the pregnant woman, varicose veins may develop.
Technically, the presence of the varicose veins during pregnancy is not a cause for alarm. Yes, those bulging bluish veins may look really ugly and uncomfortable at times but they usually disappear after the delivery of the baby. To help ease the discomforts of varicose veins during pregnancy, pregnant women should move around more and raise their legs a little when they sit down.
