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  • Women's Health

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  • Menstrual-related migraine affects many women, causing significant disability.
  • Understanding the hormonal triggers is key to effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance understanding of menstrual-related migraine's causes.
  • To guide headache specialists in prescribing hormonal preventive therapies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on menstrual migraine pathophysiology.
  • Analysis of hormonal fluctuations and their impact on migraine.

Main Results:

  • Estrogen withdrawal is a primary trigger for menstrual-related migraine.
  • Hormonal preventive strategies can effectively reduce migraine frequency and severity.

Conclusions:

  • Effective management of menstrual migraine relies on understanding hormonal influences.
  • Specialists can utilize this knowledge to tailor preventive treatments for improved patient outcomes.