Varicose Veins Risk Factors
What are the risk factors that lead to this condition? Are you at risk of getting Varicose Veins? Below you'll find information on each of the known risk factors for this condition.
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Varicose Veins Risks
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition. Risk factors for varicose veins include:
- Family members with varicose veins
- Sex: female
- Age: childbearing age and older
- Hormonal changes, as with puberty, pregnancy, or Menopause
- Pressure on the veins of the pelvis, as with pregnancy or an abdominal tumor
- Overweight
- Working at a job that requires standing on your feet for long periods
- Wearing knee-high socks or stockings with tight elastic
- Previous leg injury
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