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The Veins of the Pelvis and Legs
To
understand where vulval and vaginal varicose veins come from, and how we
can treat them, we need to have some understanding of the veins in the
leg and pelvis.
On the right is a picture showing the main veins
that are involved.
Blood gets pumped from the legs, up through the
veins in the pelvis and abdomen, and back to the heart.
Blood also flows back from the kidneys, through
the Renal Veins, to join this flow to the heart.
In normal people, blood flows up from the ovaries
in the Ovarian Veins (or from the testicles in men through the
testicular veins), joining the main veins as shown in the diagram.
If the valves give up in the veins, pump failure
occurs and the blood falls backwards down the veins (ie: goes THE WRONG
WAY). This is explained in
www.veins.co.uk.
If this happens in the Saphenous veins in legs,
you get Varicose veins (see
www.veins.co.uk) or leg ulcers (see
www.legulcers.co.uk).
If it happens in the Ovarian or Pelvic veins, you
can get Vulval Varicose Veins, Vaginal Varicose Veins or Pelvic
Congestion.
The purpose of this web site is to explain how
this happens and how we are developing our method of diagnosing and
treating this at The Whiteley Clinic.
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