Migraines and Women WisdomCard™

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  1. National Women's Health Report Online: Migraines And Women healthywomen.org - Migraines And Women
  2. Wikipedia: Epidemiology en.wikipedia.org - Epidemiology
  3. The National Women's Health Information Center: Migraine womenshealth.gov - Migraine
  4. HealthAtoZ: Hormones May Affect Women's Migraines healthatoz.com - Hormones May Affect Women's Migraines
  5. Harvard University Gazette: Migraine Auras And Heart Disease Linked - Risks High For Women news.harvard.edu - Migraine Auras And Heart Disease Linked - Risks High For Women
  6. ScienceDaily: Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men (Aug. 8, 2007)sciencedaily.com - Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men
  7. Scientific American: What a Headache: Migraines In Women Are Linked To The Blues (July 9, 2007)sciam.com - What a Headache: Migraines In Women Are Linked To The Blues
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Research Notes on Migraines and Women


It is estimated that one in five women suffer from migraines. Though it is not understood why, researchers believe that hormones are to blame. It is suspected that this link may come from the rise and fall of estrogen levels.1

Fast Facts:

  • Migraines tend to decrease after menopause.2
  • Migraines are most common in women between the ages of 20 and 45.3
  • Migraines often occur around the menstrual period.4

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ National Women's Health Report Online: Migraines And Women
  2. ↑ Wikipedia: Epidemiology
  3. ↑ The National Women's Health Information Center: Migraine
  4. ↑ HealthAtoZ: Hormones May Affect Women's Migraines

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