Pelvic Pain

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SarahBoyle
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by SarahBoyle on Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:32 pm

Pelvic Pain

Hi TalkHealth,

My name is Sarah and I’m currently expecting baby number 3.

A month or so ago, I began to experience, what I would describe as a heavy pain in my pelvic area. I assumed that this was a side effect of my pregnancy, so put it to the back of my mind. But now I’ve noticed that two big veins have appeared in this area as well and am wondering if the two are linked? I never experienced any of these symptoms in my previous pregnancies, so I’m a little worried.

After researching the symptoms on the internet I came across a few articles which said that pregnancy can cause varicose veins. What I would like to know is, will they affect my pregnancy and is there anything I can do to get rid of them?

Kind regards,
Sarah

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Mr Mark Whiteley
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by Mr Mark Whiteley on Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:13 pm

Re: Pelvic Pain

Dear Sarah,

Thank you very much for your email.

What you are describing is in fact found quite a lot in women having pregnancies.

Unfortunately many doctors and nurses tell patients with your problem that "nothing can be done about this". However, we have been successfully treating this condition since the year 2000.

Our research has shown that one in five women who have had babies and who come to our clinic with leg varicose veins, actually have varicose veins of the vulva and vagina. These usually occurred during pregnancy first.

They are caused by pelvic varicose veins (the ovarian and internal iliac veins) that then communicate after childbirth with the varicose veins of the legs.

This has been an active area of research of mine for the last 14 years.

The best way to treat these is to have a specialised transvaginal duplex ultrasound scan to show exactly which veins are involved, and then to have these treated with: embolisation and foam sclerotherapy combined.

Our research has shown that venogram, MRI and CT are not accurate enough to show which veins need treatment.

We had been performing these techniques now for over a decade and have excellent results.

It is best to wait for three months after childbirth to let all of the veins get back to normal size before embarking on this investigation and treatment.

Prof Mark Whiteley
Mr Mark Whiteley
Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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