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## [Here’s What You Should Know About Varicose Veins and Pregnancy](https://health.veininstitutenj.com/blog/heres-what-you-should-know-about-varicose-veins-and-pregnancy-0)

- by [Dr. Salvador A. Cuadra, MD, FACS](https://health.veininstitutenj.com/blog/author/dr.-salvador-a.-cuadra-md-facs)
- [December 5th, 2017](https://health.veininstitutenj.com/blog/heres-what-you-should-know-about-varicose-veins-and-pregnancy-0)

Congratulations! You’re pregnant! This is one of the most wonderful and miraculous experiences we go through as human beings. The concept of giving birth transcends medical practicality and serves to continue the circle of life.

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## [What Are Varicose Veins?](https://health.veininstitutenj.com/blog/what-are-varicose-veins)

- by [Dr. Clifford Sales, MD, MBA, FACS](https://health.veininstitutenj.com/blog/author/clifford-sales-md-facs-mba)
- [November 7th, 2017](https://health.veininstitutenj.com/blog/what-are-varicose-veins)

Everybody’s heard of varicose veins, but how many people know what they actually are? Here at the Vein Institute of New Jersey, with eight (8) convenient locations, in Clifton, Landing, Livingston, Morristown, Princeton, Rockaway, Shrewsbury and Westfield, we’ve found most people aren’t aware of some of the\[…\]

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