What if you could know if were under risk of having some terrible condition, one which brings you vomiting, pain, and nausea to the point where it became hard to function? In other words, the risk of being among the 17% of women and 6% of men with migraines.
Many already diagnosed with migraines will tell you they have family members also diagnosed or suffering with the same old symptoms.
This is because a family history of migraines is one of these risk factors.
Medical researchers have also studied risk factors such as age and gender.
Migraines can begin in children and teens.
Female adults are three times more likely to suffer migraines than adult males, however, pre-adolescent boys and girls have a comparatively equal likelihood of developing migraines.
Females may notice they are prone to getting more migraines at the monthly time of menstruation.
Pregnant women experience more migraines throughout the first trimester than the remainder of their pregnancy, which leads researchers to suspect a hormonal component to the mechanism.
Not only that, but women noting increase occurrence of migraines during menstruation or the first trimester of pregnancy, (times when hormones fluctuate); are also more susceptible to feeling increased migraines when taking birth control supplements or hormone replacement therapy medication.
If you suspect you are at risk for migraines and have symptoms such as sensitivity to light or sound, vomiting, pounding or throbbing headaches or nausea, pursue a medical opinion from your doctor or health caregiver.
Being aware of the risks and symptoms will also help you to recognize when someone else is having symptoms that should be treated.
In particular, those over age 50 who notice new patterns of headache should seek medical attention, because this may indicate troubling underlying problems.