title: Hormonal contraception and headaches: what are the prescriber's options?
abstract: This article will review evidence-based hormonal contraception prescribing options in the primary care setting for reproductive age women who experience headaches. Safe prescribing of hormonal contraception requires the nurse practitioner to be able to differentiate between the common primary headache phenotypes, such as the migraine and the tension-type headache.
authors.affiliation: Susan Hellier is an Associate Professor of Nursing at School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Robert Morris University, Moon Township, Pa.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hellier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006728:Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000451:nursing; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D006728:Hormones