Migraine is a recurrent throbbing headache on one or both sides of the temporal region, which usually starts in adolescence and mostly occurs in women aged 25 to 34 years old. Although men also suffer from migraine, the incidence rate of women is 3 to 4 times higher than that of men, which makes many women cry out injustice! So, why do migraines favor women? Experts point out that migraine in women is closely related to the neurochemical effects of estrogen. Can oral contraceptives reduce migraines? Since migraines often strike during menstruation, the number of attacks decreases or even stops during pregnancy or after menopause. Therefore, many women take oral contraceptives to relieve their symptoms during migraine attacks. Some women’s migraines improve after taking the pill, but some women’s symptoms may be worse, and the pill may even be a migraine trigger! If migraines get worse after taking the pill, you should stop taking the pill immediately. Stopping the pill can reduce the symptoms of migraine, but it may take up to a year before they gradually get better. In addition, women with migraines who have high blood pressure or tobacco addiction may have an increased risk of stroke when taking birth control pills, especially if they take high doses of birth control pills. Therefore, women with a need for birth control should try to take the lowest possible dose and preferably choose other forms of birth control. Preventive health care for migraineurs: 1. Dietary health care Avoid foods that cause migraine: (1) Foods high in tyramine, such as coffee, chocolate, and dairy products. (2) Animal fat, which is 49.8% of all food factors, can be strictly controlled to prevent migraine attacks. (3) Alcoholic beverages: especially red wine, white wine, lemon juice, citrus, ice cream, etc. (4) Beef sausage, meat cured products, soy sauce, etc. 2.Life care Pay attention to the regularity of life, avoid over fatigue, excessive stress, and prevent and control the subhealth state. Find out the factors that trigger and relieve headache, and avoid them as much as possible. For example, avoid certain foods, maintain a regular work and rest schedule, and eat regularly. Whether on weekdays, weekends or holidays, adherence to these programs is important to alleviate headache attacks, and accepting these recommendations helps 30% of patients. Others advocate that regular exercise, such as long-distance running, can effectively reduce headache attacks. 3.Mental health care Migraine patients should have the mentality of both getting and being at ease, and should not be irritable once migraine attacks occur. The more irritable you are, the stronger the headache feeling is, the clearer the memory is, and the more depressed you will be after the attack, and the bad mood is the factor that triggers the next migraine. Therefore, it is very important to regulate your mind!