Why do women often have headaches?

According to relevant expert research, women are more likely to suffer from headaches than men. This symptom of headache will make people very irritable, and work and study will be affected. So what types of headaches do women have? Let’s talk about it below. One thing that makes women’s headaches different from those of other men is that there are migraines caused by menstruation. If you have a headache, you should go to the hospital for a check-up if it is serious. You can take some painkillers in normal times.

Among migraine patients, the prevalence rate among women is significantly higher than that among men, which has been confirmed in many migraine epidemiological surveys. The ratio of male to female is 1:4. Migraines often occur during the ovulation period or before menstruation between two menstrual cycles, and the estrogen content in women's bodies during this period is much higher than usual. Based on this, experts boldly speculate that female migraines are closely related to the neurochemical effects of estrogen. Further research has confirmed that a sharp increase in estrogen levels in the body will produce a large amount of neurochemical substances called "serogen". Serogen can effectively stimulate the brain nerves, leading to irritability and emotional excitement, thereby causing migraines.

Menstrual headaches, medically known as "menstrual migraines", account for about 14% of migraines in women. The characteristic of this type of migraine is that it only occurs during menstruation and does not occur at other times. Some people have studied the disease and believe that patients with menstrual migraine have lower estradiol levels, which is the main trigger of headache attacks. For example, when serum estradiol decreases, headaches may occur, and when it returns to normal, the headaches will be relieved. It turns out that the withdrawal of estradiol can cause the intracranial and extracranial blood vessels and uterine blood vessels to be sensitive to certain factors, such as 5-HT. As we all know, 5-HT plays an important role in headache attacks, so headaches occur.

Headaches affect people's daily lives and have very bad effects on their bodies. So when you have a headache, remember to drink some hot water. Also, you should pay attention to rest if you have a very serious illness that causes headaches, such as a tumor or cancer in the head. Be sure to go to the hospital for a detailed examination so that it can help your body recover.