Relationship of migraine headache and stroke to oral contraceptive use.
Are oral contraceptive users who also suffer from migraine headaches at higher risk of having a cerebrovascular accident? The data are inconclusive in establishing that women who used the relatively higher-dose pills prescribed in the 1960s have a higher risk of either thrombotic or hemorrhagic stroke. Furthermore, a review of the literature does not support the belief that those women who use oral contraceptives have a higher incidence of migraine headache. The available data do not indicate that migraine headache is necessarily a contraindication to prescribing oral contraceptives.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012306:Risk; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral