Venous insufficiency
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What is venous insufficiency?
Venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart. The valves in veins are either damaged or missing. Some symptoms include swelling in the lower extremities, dull, achy, and heaviness in the legs.
Common symptoms reported by people with venous insufficiency
Treatments taken by people for venous insufficiency
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Compare treatments taken by people with venous insufficiency
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have venous insufficiency through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with venous insufficiency? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has venous insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 67 say venous insufficiency is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 6 | |
| 30s | 22 | |
| 40s | 9 | |
| 50s | 10 | |
| 60s | 17 | |
| 70+ | 39 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 8 | |
| 20-29 years | 9 | |
| 30-39 years | 2 | |
| 40-49 years | 8 | |
| 50-59 years | 3 | |
| 60-69 years | 3 | |
| 70+ years | 7 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 37 | |
| Female | 148 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 96 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 7 |