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Itching and rashes in pregnancy

Itchy skin is common in pregnancy. It is generally caused by your skin stretching as your abdomen and breasts get bigger. Hot weather often makes itching worse. Intense itching and burning around your vagina may be due to thrush. Itching around your back passage could be caused by haemorrhoids (piles). Various short-lived rashes are also common in…

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Varicose veins in pregnancy

Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, the walls and valves of your veins relax and stretch. As a result, the blood tends to pool in your legs and lower body. For some women these changes are particularly marked, and superficial veins in their legs become distended, swollen, itchy and painful. These are called varicose veins. Varicose veins occur most…

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