Menstruation can cause migraine?

Often many women experience a worsening of migraine attacks (severe headache, lasting) during or around the time of menstruation, pregnancy and improving the attacks ceased after menopause. In women who suffer from migraines, it is estimated that the proportion of migraine headache that appears near the period is 8 to 70%. This large variation is due to the many definitions that have been in the diagnosis of menstrual migraine.

It has established a definition for menstrual migraine is as follows: 90% or more attacks occurring from 3 days before until 3 days after menstruation. Using this definition it is believed that the true proportion of menstrual migraine is 7 to 14%. Among the theories are: prostaglandins, estrogen, progesterone, to which has been implicated as the causative factors.

When a patient has his headaches associated with menstruation, but does not meet the strict definition of menstrual migraine, believes that the elimination of menses alleviate your problem. Or surgical menopause, natural or improve their problems in most patients. Sometimes surgical menopause reduces the frequency or severity of headaches and causes the relief, but a small number of patients will experience a worsening of their migraine after surgical menopause.

 

 

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