During my second pregnancy I had varicose veins in my vulva, which went away after delivery. Lately I've noticed that when I squat the veins protrude like they did during pregnancy, primarily on the left side. I also have new small varicose veins running down my left upper thigh, behind the adductor longus tendon, potentially implicating the ovarian or pelvis veins. I have to admit that I haven't been riding much the last couple of years, but I went for a short ride this week and my girly parts were KILLING me! It used to take a few rides to get used to my saddle again, but this pain was much worse than it should have been, and afterward even my undies bothered me for days. So a couple things:

1) Has anyone else ridden on vulval varicose veins, and it is sitting on a bike seat more painful than normal?

and

2) Has anyone else had vulvar varicosities treated with sclerotherapy or embolisation? How did that work out for you? When were you able to return to the bike?

Many thanks to anyone brave enough to respond!