This is advice given by most doctors and nurses still today - despite it being completely wrong as well as illogical and against the current research.As seen before on the page about the myth that pregnancy causes varicose veins - pregnancy does not cause varicose veins, but does make them worse.

Therefore the sooner the veins are fixed:

• The less damage will be done to the skin of the lower legs by the pump failure
• The fewer number of veins will have lost the valves so the quicker and less extensive the treatment will be
• The smaller the extent of the inflammation so the easier the treatment and the quicker the recovery. 

Why suffer during pregnancy whilst allowing the veins to worsen?

HOWEVER - and this is a big however, this will only be the case if the veins are sorted out properly - ie:

• The operation is planned on Duplex Ultrasound findings
• The latest techniques are used to reduce the risk of the veins re-connecting and coming back in future years - at the moment the only proven one to do this is VNUS Closure - using the Method pioneered and developed at The Whiteley Clinic (see later)