Strokes Associated With Hormonal Birth Control

Research shows that there is a link between women that suffer from migraines and strokes in youth when said women take the oral contraceptive “The Pill”. More specifically the link is more present in women with migraines that also have auras.

Hormonal contraceptives and risk of ischemic stroke in women with migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC)

WHAT IS AN AURA?

A resource for consumers – dedicated in memory of John P. Scholz, PhD