In this article we will discuss the point of that women have migraine more than men. The fact that more women than men experience migraine does not mean that more women have the condition.
Studies of children before puberty show that boys are just
as likely to have migraine as girls.
women have more attacks after puberty than men because of the effect of estrogen (the female sex hormone).
Population studies use very strict criteria for migraine, and it is likely that many cases of migraine in men and children are missed.
Studies of adults with headache have found that the
prevalence of moderate to severe headaches not considered
as migraine is nearly equal in both genders.
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