Estrogen and migraines with aura
- hormones and migraines in females
- migraines and womens hormones
- can hormones cause migraines
- which female hormone causes migraines
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The complex relationship between estrogen and migraines: a scoping review
Abstract
Background
Migraines are a chronic disease for millions worldwide and have been hypothesized to be hormonally mediated due to their higher prevalence in females and menstrual associations.
Estrogen headaches
Estrogen has been commonly implicated in migraine pathogenesis, yet its exact role in the pathophysiology of migraines has yet to be fully understood.
Method
We conducted a scoping review of the literature regarding estrogen’s role in migraine pathogenesis and included 19 studies out of an initial 202 in the final review.
Two independent reviewers screened and extracted data from included studies based on predetermined inclusions and exclusion criteria.
Results
The estrogen withdrawal hypothesis, discussed by 12 of the reviewed studies, is the most discussed theory about estrogen’s role in migraine physiology and describes the association of migraine onset with natural declines in estrogen levels, particularly when estrogen levels fall below 45–50 pg/mL after an extended period of priming.
Additional findin
- can hormone imbalance cause migraines