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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Menopause And Pregnancy

The link between headaches and hormones

October 03, 2008
Every year, 18 out of 100 women age 12 and older experience at least one migraine headache, a misfortune that strikes only six percent to seven percent of men. The cause behind this difference is hormones, which play a powerful role in triggering women's headaches. In this article from the Mayo Clinic, experts discuss the connection between headaches and hormones in women. They also give advice on treatments that women can use during menstruation, menopause, and pregnancy to help ease headache p... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Missed Periods: When Do They Mean Menopause?
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...caused by a lot of things, the two most frequent being pregnancy and menopause. To even see... Read more »

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Change in frequency and character of migraine is disturbing?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...disappeared in adulthood except for one with each pregnancy, and then returned during menopause.... Read more »

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New Test Can Predict Menopause
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...piece about women wanting to know if they are in menopause (and not being able to get precise... Read more »

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Hormones and Mood - Before You Seek Out an Antidepressant or Sleep Pill, Consider Progesterone
By Sandy Greenquist , Health Expert

...progesterone is to prepare and maintain the uterus for pregnancy. Progesterone also affects... Read more »

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Why You Need to Get Screened for PAT This February
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...during other hormonal surges such as during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. Often if the... Read more »

Health Guide

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Factors
...other, and that such transitions occur during major hormonal shifts, such as the onset of menopause or pregnancy.Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease that initially attacks the... Read more »
Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Causes
...inherited from paternal genes (the father's side).Female HormonesUterine fibroids often grow during pregnancy and they degenerate after menopause. From these observations and certain studies... Read more »
Endometriosis: Treatment
...endometriosis wish to become pregnant, the doctor may recommend unprotected sex for 6 months to year. If pregnancy does not occur, then treatment may be started.Women approaching menopause.Some... Read more »
Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Ethnicity, Race, Genes, and Family History
...of estrogen exposure. Higher exposure in the womb (perhaps suggested by high birth weight), during pregnancy, or at menopause, however, does appear to increase risk.Pregnancy and Abortion. Over... Read more »
Insomnia: Risk Factors
...women, a number of hormonal events can disturb sleep, including premenstrual syndrome, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. All these conditions are short-term, however, and in most cases the... Read more »

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Menopause, Reproduction and Aging

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