are often due to varicose veins in the vulva and vagina, which most doctors do not look for.Mark told us, "In your third trimester, your blood volume is 30 per cent higher and that blood has to go somewhere."As your body relaxes your ligaments in preparation
Obstetrician Leonie says: Vulval varicosities are varicose veins of the vulva. A varicose vein is a vein that has become unusually dilated and full of blood.In pregnancy, the valves in the veins work less well due to pregnancy hormones, which can