title: Women and headache: a treatment approach based on life stages.
abstract: Effective headache management in women requires an understanding of the unique epidemiologic and pathophysiologic factors affecting women. We present preventive, abortive, and nonpharmacologic approaches to headache treatment that vary with the chronologic and hormonal stages of a woman's life, with special attention to headache during pregnancy and later in life.
authors.affiliation: The Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, USA. LKMannixMD@aol.com
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Mannix
authors.forename: Merle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D017668:Age of Onset; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics