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...About 1 out of every 100 people sometimes have painful headaches when sexually aroused. Sex headaches with severe pain may last from 1 minute to 1 day. Mild headaches may...

...Some people use the term stress migraine, but this is not a type of migraine recognized by the International Headache Society. It does describe what causes migraine in many people...

...Sinus migraine is not an official name for a type of migraine, but it is used by people to describe where they feel pain during a migraine attack. Also, many...

...Abdominal migraine is most common in children and teens, and often there is a family history of migraine. Between 2 and 4 out of every 100 children have abdominal migraine...

...Different things in the world around a person with migraine can trigger an attack. Weather changes, strong smells, bright lights, or smoke can all be migraine triggers in some people...

...Acephalgic migraine is an old name for migraine aura without head pain. It is also known as silent migraine. It is more common in women than in men. There are...

...Hormones are powerful chemicals the body uses to control many functions. Hormones also play a large role in women with migraine. In fact, more than 8 out of 10 people...

...Foods, drinks, and eating habits are often blamed for triggering a migraine. In fact, studies show that not eating, along with alcohol, chocolate, and cheese, are the most common food...

...Many people think of migraine as a severe headache, but a migraine is actually a common neurological disorder. Neurological means a condition that involves the nerves or nervous system. Doctors...

...Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a form of a migraine attack that happens most often in school-age children. As the name suggests, the person vomits 4 to 5 times per hour...

...Some people have headaches with some symptoms of migraine. There is disagreement among doctors about whether these attacks are tension headaches or mild migraines. That is why some people call...

...There are 2 major types of migraine: migraine without aura and migraine with aura. About 3 out of 4 people who have migraine have migraine without aura. These migraine attacks...

...Changes in estrogen levels can trigger both migraines and headaches. Migraines of this type are called menstrual or hormonal migraine and may happen with aura or without. Menstruation, pregnancy, menopause...

...The MIDAS test stands for the Migraine Disability Assessment. It is a questionnaire your doctor may use to better understand how often and how severe your migraine attacks are. It...

...Vertigo is a type of dizziness. People describe it as the feeling that their body or their surrounding environment is spinning or tilting, even though they know both are still...

...Retinal migraine is a rare subtype of migraine with aura. With retinal migraine, a person has vision changes in just 1 eye just before the head pain phase of an...

...It is important to understand the 4 phases of migraine so you can make decisions about how to treat yourself before or during a migraine attack. Understanding the 4 phases...

...Pathophysiology is the medical term for any changes in the body that occur because of a disease. These changes can be physical, such as how a joint works, or biochemical...

...Temi was previously an advocate on Migraine.com. Temi Aiyegbusi is a recent college graduate and student-athlete as a member of the Men’s Basketball team from the University of Connecticut where...