Learn why fluctuations in female reproductive hormones during the menstrual cycle and throughout life can cause or worsen migraines.
Effects on mood aside, however, hormones are essential for life.
(Technically, migraine is the condition, and a migraine attack is the result of the condition.)
Certain genes give your brain a vulnerability to have migraine attacks, she says.
In general, people with migraine have a brain that is more sensitive to change, says Dr. Munro.
It really depends on the patient and their response to the birth control.
senior general practitioner headache specialist the National Migraine Centre, host of the National Migraine Centre’sHeads Uppodcast, and author ofManaging Your Migraine
(Note that all hormonal IUDs are progesterone-only, meaningthey are considered safe for people who experience auras8.)
It generallybegins when a person is in their fortiesbut can start earlier or later.
Are other hormones responsible for triggering migraines?
In general, migraine changes throughout life because everything changes throughout life, says Dr. Munro.
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