Migraine Headaches and Family Planning: What We Think We Know

Migraine headache is a nearly ubiquitous neurological disorder that disproportionately affects women and has already been identified as the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide in women under the age of 50.1 Not only is this disability associated with features of the disease of migraine itself, but there is also a vast influence that migraine headaches exert on other aspects of life even between attacks. Many people with migraine live in anticipation of their next attack, which is often unpredictable, and plan their life accordingly.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research