It’s a fact. More women have migraine than men. And many women have menstrual migraine, or menstrually related migraine, which is clearly influenced by hormonal cycles. Why me?? But don’t jump to conclusions too quickly. Is migraine just a matter of hormones out of control? Are hormones the reason why there are more female migraineurs than [...]
by James on 13 November 2010
A small study in Germany (published last month) of 39 women was conducted to see if there was any relationship between oral contraceptives, migraine, and pain thresholds. The findings suggest that oral contraceptives do make a difference. The study checked on pain thresholds using cold, heat, pressure, and electric current, and detection thresholds (cold, heat, [...]
by James on 25 October 2010
Menstrual migraine (including menstrually related migraine, true menstrual migraine, etc, and sometimes called a period headache) certainly isn’t the only type of migraine out there. But it is a common type. And it is… well, different! Until recently, menstrual migraine often wasn’t distinguished in diagnosis and research from other types of migraine. But now we’re [...]
It can … but not as much as we hoped, according to researchers in the University of Turin, Italy. In a study published online last week, researchers reported on 198 women that suffered from menstrually related migraine. After one or two months of observation, patients were given 50-200mg of topiramate per day for six months. [...]
by James on 26 October 2009
I liked this book. You probably wouldn’t, but I sure did. All right, let me qualify that a little bit. The book I’m talking about is the brand new Menstrual Migraine, edited by Dr Susan Hutchinson and Dr B. Lee Peterlin. And you may like it after all – if you’re a health professional, like [...]
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