She didn’t have them the first time around, so my friend Kate was shocked to develop vulvar varicosities (or vaginal varicose veins) during her second pregnancy. “They felt large and puffy, like a bee sting,” she says. “Sometimes it was hard to sit down.” Kate turned to natural remedies to find relief. “Tight underwear usually felt better than loose panties,” she shares. “I tried sitz baths and teas to bring the swelling down,…
