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Review
. 2003 Aug;7(4):288-96.
doi: 10.1007/s11916-003-0049-6.

Headache in pregnancy

Dawn A Marcus  1
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Review

Headache in pregnancy

Dawn A Marcus. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

Headache is a frequent symptom in women of childbearing age and during pregnancy. Benign and pathologic headaches may change in response to changes in estrogen after conception. Expected patterns of change are described for headaches that occur commonly during pregnancy. In addition, although treatment options are limited during pregnancy, a variety of effective medication and nonmedication treatments are available and should be offered to women with benign headaches that persist into the second trimester of pregnancy.

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