Managing Varicose Veins During Pregnancy: A Delicate Balance

Pregnancy is a time of incredible physical and hormonal change. For some women, it’s also when pre-existing varicose veins begin to worsen dramatically. We recently saw a 36-year-old woman in her first trimester whose longstanding vein issues flared significantly early in her pregnancy—a common but challenging scenario for vein specialists.   The Clinical Dilemma The…