Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women

By some estimates, CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN IN WOMEN accounts for 10 to 15 percent of all gynecologic visits*. There may be several causes or contributing factors to chronic pelvic pain and vascular conditions are often overlooked.

Surgical procedures can be confusing and include medical terms that are difficult for patients to understand. Without an explanation, you may feel overwhelmed or even anxious about an impending operation. Here we have listed common minimally-invasive vascular surgeries and explained each to help patients better understand upcoming procedures. 

Have you noticed discomfort, skin texture changes, or swelling in your legs, hips, or buttocks? Lipedema in its early stages is commonly mistaken for general weight gain. When talking to your doctor about lipedema and treatment options, here are some things to consider.

What is NPS?

This stands for the Net Promoter Score. It’s a gauge of the strength of our relationship with our patients. How loyal they are tells us a lot about how they’ll behave in the future.

Specifically, NPS is a loyalty metric that measures how customers answer a single question: “On a scale of 0–10, how likely would you be to recommend a service to a friend or family member?”

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Postponing Your Vascular Health

I regularly meet patients that tell me about leg symptoms that have been ongoing for several months to years. A lot of them thought about seeing me sooner, they just didn’t know when to enlist the help of a specialist. Common reasons for postponing vascular care include:

Understanding Blood Clots After Surgery

Postoperative care is an essential aspect of your recovery journey after undergoing surgery. Among the complications that can arise during this period, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), commonly known as a blood clot, is a critical condition that requires immediate attention.

Sleep stubbornly refuses to come as you try to settle in for the night. You toss and turn, wrestling with the urge to move your legs. Discomfort crawls beneath your skin, and a frustrated sigh escapes your partner. You exchange a look, silently acknowledging the night of fitful sleep ahead.

In a community-based study in China, the overall prevalence of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) was 12.2% in the hyperglycemic population or people who have diabetes. The prevalence of PVD in the diabetics was 15.1%, significantly higher than that of the IGR (Impaired glucose regulation) subjects (7.7%). The rate of intermittent claudication in those with the ABI </= 0.9 was 13.5%. Learn more about the PAD diagnosis using ABI test.

Are You Allergic to Contrast Dyes?

CVM Patients who are allergic to contrast dyes can use a colorless, odorless gas that occurs naturally in the atmosphere and human body called Carbon dioxide (CO2). It is often used as venous injection and can also be used on select angiogram procedures. This imaging technique developed in the 1950s and 1960s from animal and clinical studies demonstrated that CO2 was safe and well-tolerated with venous injections.