Uterine venous plexus

Looks like

A spongy net of veins, not a single trunk, in the base of the broad ligament.

What it does

Drains the womb and vagina; it swells with every pregnancy.

Keeping it well

Move in pregnancy and after surgery; clots can form here as well as in the leg veins.

Related conditions

• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Varicose veins