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Ana Marissa Lagman-Bartolome1, Christine Lay2
1Pediatric Neurology and Headache Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1B2, Canada.
Migraine is a lifelong condition that disproportionately affects women and, if not effectively managed, can lead to significant disability. It is important for clinicians to have a good understanding of the impact of the hormonal fluctuations that occur throughout a female migraineur's life, so that appropriate, stratified therapies can be implemented. In doing so, whether it is migraine onset at menarche in an adolescent young woman, or migraine worsening in a perimenopausal female migraineur, quality of life can be ensured.
Migraine is a lifelong condition that disproportionately affects women and, if not effectively managed, can lead to significant disability. It is important for clinicians to have a good understanding of the impact of the hormonal fluctuations that occur throughout a female migraineur's life, so that appropriate, stratified therapies can be implemented. In doing so, whether it is migraine onset at menarche in an adolescent young woman, or migraine worsening in a perimenopausal female migraineur, quality of life can be ensured.
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