MENSTRUAL RELATED HEADACHE

Course overview

MENSTRUAL RELATED HEADACHES (MRH) ARE A COMMON CLASS OF HEADACHES THAT OCCUR IN WOMEN RELATED TO A DECLINE IN ESTROGEN DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE. TO TREAT THIS TYPE OF HEADACHE, IT MUST BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED IN RELATION TO THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE OR ALIGN WITH EXOGENOUS HORMONES, WHICH IS USUALLY TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ONSET OF MENSES TO THE THIRD DAY OF MENSTRUAL BLEEDING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MRH AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.