High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in Women with Migraines

A new study finds women who suffer from migraines with aura are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) including heart attacks, strokes and blood clots and the risks significantly increase for those taking supplemental hormones.

 Since migraine is a genetic problem there may be little to do to reduce the risk outside of using a safe migraine preventive; however, the real problem may be connected with taking hormones or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for migraines or menopause symptoms.

Results of the study show that women who have migraines and who take hormones including hormonal contraceptives and HRT have high risk of blood clots. "This risk for clots, such as deep vein thrombosis, has been associated with all women taking hormonal contraceptives, but it is found to be more prevalent in women with migraine," researchers noted.

 Studies have found the risk for cardiovascular disease for people who suffer from migraines with aura is roughly double that of people without the condition including having a higher risk of stroke. Fifteen years of follow-up studies, revealed that only high blood pressure was a stronger predictor than migraine with aura for having a heart attack or stroke among women. The risks are higher than even those associated with diabetes, smoking, obesity and a family history of heart disease, the studies revealed.

With all these risks, women with migraines should be very cautious and pay close attention to warnings regarding the use of hormone therapy and find alternatives that do not have these risks. Many women are under the false conception that bio-identical hormones don't carry the same risks.

 Bio-identical hormone therapy, also known as BHRT, uses hormones derived from plants such as yam and soy and has been growing in popularity because of reported fears from traditional hormone replacements derived from the urine of pregnant horses. "To say its bio-identical does not mean its safe," explains Dr. Richard Boroditsky, University of Manitoba's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The risks are the same no matter how the hormone is produced.

Lyle Henry of Tuliv Migraine Research, one of the leading migraine prevention providers, has found in multiple studies that hormone based contraceptives (i.e. BC pills, patches, shots and inserts) as well as supplemental hormones used in HRT, can also be major contributors to the incident of migraine for women. Simply put, hormones trigger migraines, no matter what their source.

Today more women are turning away from hormones and moving to products like Tuliv Hormonal Peace to treat the symptoms of menopause because it does not add hormones to the body.

Tuliv Hormonal Peace is designed to work naturally in the body to manage the way the body reacts to hormonal changes in order to relieve the symptoms of menopause. To learn more about how Tuliv Hormonal Peace is helping women, see More About Menopause and HRT alternative.

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Don't ignore the risks of taking hormones if you are prone to migraines - consider the safe alternatives provided by Tuliv Wellness Products.