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Professor Mark Whiteley
Mark Whiteley
Are there any difference for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome in men and women?
Professor Mark Whiteley explains that Pelvic Congestion Syndrome in men and women varies because of the location of the gonads. In men, the testicles are on the outside, and so when their veins swell, they can be seen on the outside and they’re obvious. Whereas the veins around the ovaries are internal, and doctors have ignored them for years.
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Pelvic congestion syndrome in men and women varies purely and simply way where the gonads are. In men, because the testicles are on the outside, the veins that come from them, when they swell, they can be seen on the outside and they're obvious. Whereas the veins around the ovaries are inside and, therefore, doctors have ignored them for years. There are two other veins called the [internal ilia 00:00:20] veins, and that's where the common area between men and women lie.