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… Blood Clots in the Leg Veins On this page: Overview Overview Blood clots can happen in veins. A blood clot in a vein …
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… Pregnancy: Blood Clots On this page: Overview Overview A blood clot is a … forms in a blood vessel. Sometimes clots happen in deep veins. This is called deep vein thrombosis. It needs medical …
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… Hormonal Birth Control: Risk of Blood Clots On this page: Overview … methods increases the risk of a blood clot in a leg ( deep vein thrombosis , or DVT) or a blood clot in a lung ( …
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… Varicose Veins On this page: Health Tools Cause What … in your legs. Normally, one-way valves in your veins keep blood flowing from your legs up toward your heart. When … sitting or standing. Smoking. Injury to the veins. Blood clots. Learn more Pregnancy: Varicose Veins Prevention …
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… Deep Vein Thrombosis On this page: Health Tools … deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein, usually in the legs. These …
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… Clotting Factor Replacement for Hemophilia On this page: … Overview Hemophilia can be treated by replacing missing blood clotting factors. This is called clotting factor … injecting (infusing) a clotting factor concentrate into a vein. Infusions of clotting factors help blood to clot …
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… Vein Ligation and Stripping On this page: Surgery Overview … sores (ulcers) develop because of varicose veins or poor blood circulation in a vein. The vein is damaged in the … deep vein system is damaged, surgery may make problems with blood flow in the veins worse. If a nerve is injured, you …
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… Pregnancy: Varicose Veins On this page: Overview Overview … the growing uterus puts pressure on the veins that return blood from the legs, it becomes harder for blood to leave the legs. This can lead to pooled blood that …
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… Radiofrequency Ablation for Varicose Veins On this page: Treatment Overview How Well It Works … These symptoms typically go away over time. Small or large blood clotting in the vein or a deep vein. …
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… Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It … tissue closes the vein. A closed vein loses its source of blood and dies. Simple laser treatment Simple laser vein … symptoms typically go away over time. Small or large blood clotting in the vein or a deep vein. The more experience …
