Some changes in your feet and ankles are normal during pregnancy. Pregnancy feet – aka swelling, itching and pain that some women experience during pregnancy – are not uncommon. Here's how to care for ...

Pregnancy is a period of numerous changes, and maintaining an active lifestyle can alleviate many of the challenges. Varicose ...

Phlebitis: A swelling of veins, phlebitis can cause pain, tenderness, or swelling in the affected area as well as warmth and ...

Pregnancy is one of the most common reasons women develop varicose veins. Throughout a pregnancy, the amount of blood inside ...

As a rule, varicose veins are more unpleasant and ugly than dangerous. During pregnancy, Weiss says the increased blood volume the mother is circulating for herself and her fetus can make veins bulge.

Varicose veins can occur anywhere in the body, but are more commonly found on the legs. Hemorrhoids, a type of varicose vein, can appear during pregnancy around the anus or in the vagina. Spider veins ...

In a normal leg with no varicose veins, valves which regulate blood flow from the leg upwards to the heart function normally and do not allow reverse flow of the blood into the leg. In case of ...

As a result of superficial valve incompetence, high pressure is transmitted to small subcutaneous veins, which become dilated tortuous clusters of varicose veins (Figure 1B). Although valve reflux ...

If you often feel cold feet or heaviness in your legs, it might be more than just tiredness or cold weather. A new study says ...

It usually occurs when venous insufficiency leads to varicose veins. It can lead to ulcerations or open sores. Other names for the condition are gravitational dermatitis and venous eczema.