The Hormone Headache: New Ways to Prevent, Manage, and Treat Migraines and Other HeadachesEach year, 45 million Americans suffer migraine headaches painful enough to keep them home from work. This book is the first to deal with these headaches by looking at their underlying causes: the complex system of menstrual and other hormones that regulate the body. The authors cover the latest drug and non-drug therapies. Illustrations. |
Contents
Which Headache? | 1 |
Headaches and Your Hormones | 27 |
Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle | 45 |
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