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Find more about Gerald Edmunds and his work here:

• Headache Australia 
• Brain Foundation Australia
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Find more about Teshamae Monteith, MD and her work here:

• You can find Dr Monteith at the University of Miami Health System
• You can follow her on Twitter @headacheMD

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Find more about Paula Dumas and her work here:

 

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Find more about Alan Mian, PhD and his work here:

• You can find more about Alec and Curelator at curelator.com

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Find more about Stephen Silberstein, MD and his work here:

• Dr Silberstein’s recently published and detailed book on migraine is called Migraine (3rd Edition)

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Find more about Seymour Diamond, MD and his work here:

• National Headache Foundation
• Diamond Headache Clinic at diamondheadache.com
• Dr Diamond is the author of recently published book The Headache Godfather: The Story of Dr. Seymour Diamond and How He Revolutionized the Treatment of Headaches

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Find more about Eric Baron, DO and his work here:

• You can find Dr Eric Baron at the Cleveland Clinic
• He is also active on Twitter @Neuralgroover

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Find more about Eileen Jones, RN, PHN and her work here:

• Find more about Miles for Migraine
• Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy

Key Questions

• Are hormones the reason why more women experience migraine?
• What happens to hormones as a woman ages?
• How many women with migraine have a strong hormonal connection?
• What is menstrually-related migraine?
• What is pure menstrual migraine? How is it different?
• What is the secret to understanding your hormonal pattern?
• How is it diagnosed? [6:10] How do hormones affect migraine?
• Can menstrual migraine be treated?
• Which treatments are effective for hormonal migraine?
• Can hormonal migraine be effectively managed?
• What type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might be used?
• How might treatment be adapted for hormonal migraine?
• What doses are required?
• What can you do if you are contraindicated for HRT?
• What other treatment options are there that could be effective?
• What are some inexpensive ways to manage hormonal migraine?
• What is a proactive strategy that can be implemented to prevent hormonal migraine?
• Who are the experts that can really help address hormonal migraine?
• What happens to hormonal migraine attacks during pregnancy?
• What treatments can be taken safely during pregnancy?
• What treatments can be taken safely during breastfeeding?
• How do you juggle all the different healthcare professionals that you might need to work with for hormonal migraine?
• What natural alternatives can be effective for migraine prevention?
• What are the most difficult life stages for hormonal migraine?
• How can we prepare for this?
• Which treatments can address both hormonal symptoms and migraine together?
• What is menopause and the implications for hormonal migraine?
• Which surgical alternative is not recommended for managing hormonal migraine?
• What treatment types do you prefer for hormonal migraine and why?
• What are the telltale signs of hormonal migraine?
• What advice do you give to your patients with hormonal migraine?
• Is there a link between endometriosis and migraine?
• What mistakes are often made by inexperienced doctors when treating hormonal migraine?

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Find more about Susan Hutchinson, MD and her work here:

• Orange County Migraine & Headache Center
• Woman’s Guide to Managing Migraines (Amazon)
• Headaches.org
• Migraine.com
• Achenet.org

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Find more about Deborah Friedman, MD and her work here:

• The American Headache Society
• The American Committee for Headache Education (ACHE)
• The National Headache Foundation
• Learn more about Dr Friedman at UT Southwestern

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Find more about Michael Greger, MD and his work here:

• You can find Dr Greger’s website contains much nutrition information and details at nutritionfacts.org
• Dr Greger’s New York Times best selling book is How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

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Find more about Bradley Katz, MD and his work here:

• You can learn more about Dr Katz and AxonOptics at axonoptics.com