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. 2013 Dec 10;38(12):32-7; quiz 37-8.
doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000437573.68400.c1.

Hormonal contraception and headaches: what are the prescriber's options?

Susan Hellier  1
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Hormonal contraception and headaches: what are the prescriber's options?

Susan Hellier. Nurse Pract. .

Abstract

This article will review evidence-based hormonal contraception prescribing options in the primary care setting for reproductive age women who experience headaches. Safe prescribing of hormonal contraception requires the nurse practitioner to be able to differentiate between the common primary headache phenotypes, such as the migraine and the tension-type headache.

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