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Help Advance Migraine Research During Pregnancy

Lundbeck is conducting a Pregnancy Registry for women diagnosed with migraine who have been treated with certain preventive migraine medications…

HeadWise podcast episode on women’s health, oral contraceptives, and migraine featuring guest Dr. Hope O’Brien, a headache specialist and medical director.

Women’s Health: Oral Contraceptives and Migraine

January 2024, Episode 170: Have you ever been told you should not use oral contraceptives because you have migraine? Are…

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Singer/Songwriter Allie Sealey Shares Her Migraine Story

January 2023, Episode 144: Super talented singer/songwriter, Allie Sealey, who experiences migraine and has sung about its stigma, is helping…

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Estrogen and Migraine Controversy

June 2022, Episode 128: Have you been told you cannot be prescribed estrogen or estrogen-containing birth control pills because you…

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Changes to Migraine Disease During Menopause

July 2020, Episode 66: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Jan Brandes address what to expect from your migraine pattern in…

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Menstrual Related Migraine

July 2020, Episode 65: Do you struggle with the best way to treat migraine that occurs around the time of…

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Menstrual Migraine

  March 2019, Episode 6: Migraines related to the menstrual cycle are usually more severe, of longer duration, and resistant…

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