GynoFiles

Varicose veins are a hassle. The picture on the upper right was taken of a 34 year old woman, at 38 weeks pregnant. She sent us this photo of her varicose veins that seemed to appear during pregnancy. The picture on the bottom right is the same woman, taken a week after she delivered. The veins have largely gone away. Pregnancy Can Cause Varicose Veins Pregnant moms often notice the appearance of varicose veins for the first time. These veins are at their worst during the pregnancy, and as the picture shows the delivery of the baby eases off the vascular pressure in the post partum period of time when the dramatic cardiovascular changes of pregnancy begin to resolve. Varicose and spider veins in pregnancy will shrink post partum, but some will not resolve and perhaps benefit from therapy. The reasons for the appearance of varicosities are complex. Natural twists and turns of veins, veins that carry additional blood flow, slowed flow through blood vessels, poor valves w...

Varicose Veins With Ankle Swelling If you have had fertility treatments in your past, you probably do need closer follow up than routine gynecologic care. The reason you need closer follow up is that the side effects of treatment, and the reasons you were infertile may lead to gynecologic problems and medical health issues in later life. Here we suggest the topics to investigate with your gyno. Each infertile woman may have concerns in some or all of these in our list, but consulting with your health provider is important to see if you had special aspects of your case. The guidelines regarding future care from organizations do vary depending on the following factors: what treatments you received, did you successfully achieve pregnancy, did you breastfeed, your weight, your genetics, and your nutrition. If you had endometriosis syndrome you may need follow up as it is a chronic and recurring disease. But these are some of the post fertility treatment considerations we have at Wome...

As I write I'm propping my legs. Getting off your feet and getting circulation going to the heart is important. Most of us assume that if we have swollen ankles or bulging veins we were just in the dancing shoes a bit too long and a bit of a prop is all we need. And yes those two extra smores (my homage to Girl Scouts everywhere since it was the first recorded recipe ever for them in the 1927 Handbook! Anyone want to sell me a copy?) I ate couldn't have helped. Who knew chocolate and graham crackers have so much salt! As your gyno I tend to look even deeper for the source of your leg problems: ovarian cysts, constipation, blood clots, enlarged uteri, and cases of torsion or varicosities of the  pelvic veins as well as deep venous disease or blood clots. But eventually if, more commonly, nothing is found but venous insufficiency syndrome and unsightly leg veins, we can talk about the fix. More on that later!