Chances are, your most debilitating headaches occur during your period. Don’t wonder any longer: menstrual migraine is a real and debilitating disorder that affects approximately 60% of women with migraine.

Here at Haven Headache, we're always looking for the best information to inform and manage your headaches. That’s why we're happy to present Episode 210 of HeadWise, in which Dr. Susan Hutchinson, our Medical Director, sits down with host Dr. Lindsay Weitzel for a deep conversation about menstrual migraine—how it occurs, how to stop it, and how to treat it.

What To Expect in This Episode A respected expert in women’s headache care, Dr. Hutchinson brings her in-depth expertise to discussing menstrual migraine, including:

✅ What’s a Menstrual Migraine, Anyway? Learning about "pure menstrual migraine" and "menstrual-related migraine" can mean getting proper care for your specific problem.

✅ Why It Strikes: How hormonal fluctuations, specifically the dip in estrogen at your period, contribute to your attack of headaches.

✅ What Helps: Over-the-counter and prescription options such as magnesium and anti-inflammatories, triptans, and gepants, and Dr. Hutchinson’s expert tips for getting in front of your headaches even when it hasn’t started yet.

✅ How Hormonal Therapies Fit In: Have you ever hoped (hoped?) that birth control could ease (or worsen?) your headaches? In this episode, Dr. Hutchinson covers the medical background and safe use of hormonal therapies for your headaches.

✅ Where To Turn: How to choose a qualified practitioner—be it a headache specialist, OB-GYN, or your family doctor—and make your care work for, not against, your headaches.

Why You Need to Tune In

So many women suffer in silence, thinking debilitating period headaches are just part of life. But, according to Dr. Hutchinson, all hope isn't lost, and you don't have to simply "deal with it." In this episode, Dr. Hutchinson introduces real, evidence-based information that you can use to present to your doctor in order to begin taking your migraine care to a new level today.Listen In Now!Don't miss this powerful and informative episode of HeadWise with Dr. Susan Hutchinson. Whether you're looking for preventive strategies, medical interventions, or simply affirmation that what you're experiencing is real, this episode is full of information that can be useful to you.

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Here at Haven, we're committed to providing expert-guided migraine solutions so that you can regain your life. If menstrual migraine is getting in your way, then this episode is a must-listen!