The Hormonal Cause of the So-Called Varicose Veins of Pregnancy

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Many aspects of superficial varicose veins of the lower extremities complicating pregnancy have been controversial.* The present study offers explanations for some of the controversies. The superficial venous disorders of the lower extremities during pregnancy have universally been identified as the classical superficial saphenous varicosities. We recently differentiated from the well-known saphenous varix a hitherto undescribed, completely different, superficial venous disorder which is limited to the pregnant state.1 We applied to it the term "angiectid." † A review of the literature indicated that the failure to differentiate the angiectid from the saphenous varix in the past was the cause for many of the controversies. This shortcoming is unexplainable because the two

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