EPIDEMIOLOGY According to the present scenario there are approximately 28 million migraine sufferers aged above 15 years in the United States. Among the 28 million the male female ratio is 1:3 i.e. 21 million of females and 7 …show more content…
Fluctuating estrogen levels are a potent migraine trigger. Many women have onset of migraine at menarche, severe attacks during menstruation (menstrual migraine), and worsening during menopause. Oral contraceptives and other hormone therapy occasionally trigger or worsen migraine and have been associated with stroke in women who migraine with