Increased Vascular Risks For Pregnancy Migraines

When is a headache more than just a headache? Unfortunately, for the 35 million Americans that suffer from migraines, that pounding headache can interfere with their daily routine, affect personal relationships and reduce work productivity. Recently, a US study has showed that women who have migraines during pregnancy have 15 times higher risks of suffering a stroke, twice as likely to have heart disease and three times more likely to have blood clots and other vascular problems during pregnancy.

It is important to have prenatal care, and women that have persistent and severe migraines must be made aware of their risks factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, history of blood clots, heart disease and prior stroke. one of the most common and dangerous complications of pregnancy, preeclempsia, and migraines is believed to be linked. The research has also found out that women aged 35 years and older have higher risks of developing migraines while pregnant. Women aged 40 and older were 2.4 times more likely to have migraines than women younger than 20, and white women were more likely to have them than women of any other race or ethnicity.

Migraines, especially those associated with an aura or visual changes during the time of the headache, have been previously connected to stroke and heart disease in women. As many as 26 percent of women of childbearing age experience migraines.

Different women can react differently to pregnancy. Some women find relief from migraines while being pregnant, while others can have migraines that are more frequent and severe. Although the cause of the severe migraines related with stroke and vascular disease isn't clear, it can be due to that some women don't compensate well for the increased vascular stresses of pregnancy, such as increased blood volume, stroke volume and heart rate.

Regardless of the cause, active migraine during pregnancy should be viewed as a potential marker of vascular disease.

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« Recent News For Rheumatoid Arthritis Increased Vascular Risks For Pregnancy Migraines When is a headache more than just a headache? Unfortunately, for the 35 million Americans that suffer from migraines, that pounding headache can interfere with their daily routine, affect personal relationships and reduce work productivity. Recently, a US study has showed that women who have migraines during pregnancy have 15 times higher risks of suffering a stroke, twice as likely to have heart disease and three times more likely to have blood clots and other vascular problems during pregnancy. It is important to have prenatal care, and women that have persistent and severe migraines must be made aware of their risks factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, history of blood clots, heart disease and prior stroke. one of the most common and dangerous complications of pregnancy, preeclempsia, and migraines is believed to be linked. The research has also found out that women aged 35 years and older have higher risks of developing migraines while pregnant. Women aged 40 and older were 2.4 times more likely to have migraines than women younger than 20, and white women were more likely to have them than women of any other race or ethnicity. Migraines, especially those associated with an aura or visual changes during the time of the headache, have been previously connected to stroke and heart disease in women. As many as 26 percent of women of childbearing age experience migraines. Different women can react differently to pregnancy. Some women find relief from migraines while being pregnant, while others can have migraines that are more frequent and severe. Although the cause of the severe migraines related with stroke and vascular disease isn't clear, it can be due to that some women don't compensate well for the increased vascular stresses of pregnancy, such as increased blood volume, stroke volume and heart rate. Regardless of the cause, active migraine during pregnancy should be viewed as a potential marker of vascular disease. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 at 1:17 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Comments are closed. Home \| Blog \| Articles \| SiteMap \| Directory \| Suggest a Link \| Privacy \| Contact © 2001-2006 Trusted Health Products, Inc. Natural Health Blog Our health sites: Dry Skin \| Psoriasis \| Natural Health Products \| Teeth Whitening Gum Disease \| Marathon Training \| Periodontal Disease \| Login