Varicose veins of the small pelvis is a pathology that is difficult to diagnose. But to reveal it helps to know the characteristic symptoms, let's talk about them.
Symptoms of varicose veins of the small pelvis
The main complaint of patients is a constant, exhausting pain in the lower abdomen, intensifying after physical exercises and lifting weights. In addition, these painful sensations become stronger and brighter before the onset of menstruation, towards the end of the cycle. Sometimes painful symptoms supplement also plentiful mucous allocation, as forces the woman to address to the doctor. And if, after verifying the gynecological part, the patient is healthy, it allows her to suspect the symptoms of varicose veins of the pelvic organs, which also has a second name - chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Confirm or disprove this version and put a correct diagnosis permit examination by a vascular surgeon and ultrasound of pelvic organs with dopplerography. The latter is quite informative for assessing local blood flow.
Varicose veins - causes
Violation of normal circulation in the pelvic area can provoke the above signs of varicose veins. This is facilitated by the following factors:
- lifting and holding weights;
- carrying a child;
- long standing or sedentary work;
- use of interrupted sexual intercourse as the main method of contraception;
- predisposition to varicose veins.
The "starting" mechanism of the disease often becomes and hormonal changes associated, most often, with an increase in the production of progesterone.