WHO GETS VARICOSE AND SPIDER VEINS?

Hereditary factors play the most important role in determining whether you will develop leg vein problems. Women are more likely to have varicose or spider veins. Birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy and pregnancy plays a particularly large role in the development or worsening of veins. Other factors that may accelerate the appearance of varicose or spider veins include aging, obesity, prolonged standing or sitting, constipation, leg trauma or congenital conditions.