Women are particularly susceptible to varicose veins because of the influence of progesterone on ... Avoid clothing that constricts your waist, groin or legs, shoes with high heels, and crossing the ...

These are what are known as primary varicose veins. The faults occur in one of two veins - the long saphenous vein from the groin, down the thigh and calf to the ankle; or the short saphenous vein ...

The vein is damaged in the section where it joins the superficial and deep veins in the knee or groin. If you have both small and large varicose veins ... or blood-clotting defects. Women who are ...

The condition affects a significant portion of the population, with 40-60% of women and 15-30% of men experiencing varicose veins. Risk factors of varicose veins include age, gender, genetics ...

Barankin says the risk of weak or damaged valves is more common in women and ... legs and groin so as not to impede blood ...