Women during pregnancy face two problems which are quite debilitating and sometimes pose a risk to their lives. The first problem is sudden swelling in legs. If a pregnant women complains of sudden appearance of leg swelling, the attending physician or gynaecologist must be alarmed and should take appropriate measures to control the situation.
The sudden appearance of swelling in the leg may harald the begnning of deposition of blood clot inside the deep veins of thighs and legs. This condition is called "deep vein thrombosis" or DVT. Due to lack of exercise and the thickening of blood with hormonal changes during pregnancy, blood flowing through the deep veins of the lower limbs tends to get clotted faster and earlier than normal. When the deep veins become full of clotted blood, the normal mechanism of the upward flow of impure deoxygenated blood gets distrupted, which results in accumulation of impure blood in the legs which causes swelling.
Blood clotting inside the leg veins must be taken seriously as there is always the likelihood of slipping towards heart and through heart, they may lodge inside the artery of the lung which is called Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and majority of these cases are fatal. A pregnant women who suddenly develops a swelling in one or both lesg must consult a vascular or a cardiovascular surgeon.
The second problem a pregnant faces is the prominent apearance of spider-like blue veins on her thighs or lesg. These veins are actually abnormal veins lying just beneath the skin of legs and thighs. These are called "early varicose veins". It looks as if a number of blue spiders or earthworms are lying under the skin.
Pressure is sometimes exerted by a pregnant uterus inside the abdomen on the main collecting veins from the lower limbs lying beneath the uterus. These veins sometimes get temporarily and partially or sometimes, completely compressed. Due to which the mechanism of carrying impure blood back to heart gets disturbed.
In general veins collect impure blood from your limbs and carry back to the heart and then on to lungs for purification. The job is difficult as it has to push blood from lesg against gravity towards the heart. This function is made possible by valves which open up and allow blood to flow only in one direction. But , when a person stands up, these valves get closed to prevent blood from going back again down the leg. Because of sustained back pressure on the venous valves, these become weak and cannot withstand the pressure of impure blood and thus are unable to close completely. This allows the blood to go down the legs again which relults in gradual accumulation of lot of impure blood in the deep as well as superficial system of veins. Which resuls the appearance of spider-like blue veins.
The use of graduated compressing stockings, regular walks and morning exercises are helpful in preventing these two problems.
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It is really a helpful article for women Those who are carrying and they need to check best gynaecology doctor and usually to go check up for veins treatment when they feel legs are swollen.
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