Understanding the relationships between female hormones and migraines with Dr Rebecca Walker
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Headaches and hormones: understanding the relationships between female hormones and migraines
From Head Start's Annual Meeting, June 2024
Dr Rebecca Walker explains in her presentation why women are more susceptible to migraines and the role of hormone therapy in migraine management.
She underlines how migraine is not a contraindication to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), but noted how the impact of HRT on migraine is variable.1
Dr Walker also stresses the importance of aiming for a stable hormonal environment during perimenopause, recommending the use of the lowest effective dose of oestradiol to control symptoms.1