Stroke risk in women is influenced by pregnancy, birth control pills, migraine headaches with aura and other factors.
DALLAS—(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014 — For the first time, guidelines have been developed for preventing stroke in women.
“If you are a woman, you share many of the same risk factors for stroke with men, but your risk is also influenced by hormones, reproductive health, pregnancy, childbirthand other sex-related factors,” said Cheryl Bushnell, M.D., M.H.S., author of…
