Here’s an interesting article on women and migraine in Hospital News, Canada’s Health Care Newspaper Online.

To set the scene, Dr. Allan Gordon, Director of the Wasser Pain Management Centre and a specialist in the treatment and management of migraine pain, speculates as to why women are approximately three times more likely to be affected by migraine than men.

Many women will have observed that their migraines are linked to hormone fluctuations. As an example, one-third of female migraine sufferers will experience less pain or even a complete absence of pain during pregnancy, while for two-thirds of sufferers there is no change or even a worsening.

As one of the lucky group with no migraines at all during in my two pregnancies, I can vouch for the fact that this was only temporary respite and, as is usual, my migraines returned after pregnancy.

Although I prefer natural methods myself, many women take the route of conventional medication. However  this is undesirable when trying for a family, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. It’s good, then, to see this article suggest some drug-free migraine management techniques.