The End of Hormonal Headaches Women are affected by migraines three times more often than men, according to the National Headache Foundation. About 70 percent of these women have menstrual migraines, headaches that coincide with ovulation and menstruation. Like other migraines, these headaches cause throbbing pain on one side of the head, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and light- or sound-sensitivity. In a normal menstrual cycle, fluctuating levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone can trigger menstrual migraines. But after menopause, levels of estrogen and progesterone fall, and often the number of hormonal headaches declines too. "Headaches can temporarily worsen during the turbulent hormone changes associated with perimenopause, but migraine sufferers can look forward to an improvement once they are through the menopause transition
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:59:12 +0000
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