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Stroke Risk Doubles for Women with Migraines

November 8, 2009 By Deborah

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The fact is that there are 30 million Americans that suffer from migraines; the majority of them being women. Women on birth control pills have a 5-fold increase in stroke if they have migraine with aura. Other risk factors for stroke include hypertension, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol and history of stroke or heart attack.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — Women who get migraine headaches
with aura should stop smoking and using birth control pills because they
may increase their risk of stroke, researchers say….

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Debbie is a board certified family nurse practitioner with an emphasis on women's health. During the past 22 years she has worked in women's health and family practice with a focus on the integration of conventional and alternative therapies.

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