Hormones & Migraine
10 Expert Sessions
Hormonal changes are one of the most common drivers of migraine attacks, particularly for women. This pathway explores how migraine interacts with key hormonal transitions including menstruation, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. Leading experts explain why these changes occur and how treatment strategies can be tailored across different stages of life.
These sessions are grouped by hormonal stage to help you quickly find the information most relevant to you.
Foundations: Hormones and Migraine
How Women’s Hormones Affect Migraine
Jelena Pavlovic, MD, PhD (2022)
The biological relationship between estrogen fluctuations and migraine attacks.
Hormonal Migraine Seasons in a Woman’s Life
Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN (2020)
How migraine patterns often shift during puberty, reproductive years, pregnancy, and menopause.
Menstrual & Hormonal Migraine
Maryann Mays, MD (2016)
An overview of hormonal migraine triggers and treatment options across the menstrual cycle.
Menstrual Migraine
Overcoming Monthly Menstrual Migraine
Christine Lay, MD, FAHS (2021)
Treatment approaches specifically designed for predictable menstrual migraine attacks.
Balancing Hormones for Migraine Management
Anne MacGregor, MD (2023)
Strategies for managing migraine when hormonal fluctuations play a central role.
Hormones, Contraception and Treatment Decisions
Hormonal Contraception and HRT for Migraine
Anne MacGregor, MD (2019)
How birth control and hormone therapy can influence migraine risk and treatment decisions.
Hormones & Migraine: Debunking the Myths of HRT
Anne MacGregor, MD (2025)
What the evidence actually shows about hormone replacement therapy and migraine risk.
Perimenopause and Menopause
Menopause, Hormones and Migraine
Anne MacGregor, MD (2018)
Understanding how menopause can affect migraine frequency and severity.
Menopause, Perimenopause & Migraine
Christine Lay, MD, FAHS (2024)
Why migraine may worsen during perimenopause and how treatment may need adjustment.
Managing Hormonal Migraines Through Menopause
Susan Hutchinson, MD (2017)
Practical strategies to reduce migraine attacks linked to menopausal hormonal changes.
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