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Search NPR Black Stories, Black Truths, wherever you get your podcasts. I have experienced migraines since my late 20s. They last a good two days if I don't take my medicine.

Then I'll have a couple days of feeling just not myself but thankfully I'm able to take

immatrex now and as long as I take that right when I feel the headache coming on it will

interrupt it but they're pretty terrible

they're not just headaches.

Migrane is the third most common illness in the world affecting over one billion

people that's according to the American Migrane Foundation.

Women are especially susceptible to migraine attacks.

Three times as many women experience migraine compared to men, it's also the leading

cause of disability worldwide among women aged 18 to 45.

That's according to a study from the Journal of Headache and Pain.

Why does migraine affect women more and what is meant for how the condition is

understood and treated by the medical community and beyond. Today we're

discussing migraine in women as part of our series in good health. That's where we talk about health issues with experts in the field

and put your questions to them.

I'm Jen White.

You're listening to the 1A Podcast,

where we get to the heart of the story.

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