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What is the recommendation for women with migraine with aura who are planning to undergo IVF hormone therapy?

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Neurology · UPMC
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I would not change my migraine management approach. With pregnancy planning, I would avoid medications that are not recommended in pregnancy. I would counsel on the safety of different acute and preventative treatments in pregnancy.

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Neurology · Greater Boston Headache Center at Boston Advanced Medicine
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First of all, as far as I am concerned, the treatment of migraine with aura is no different from that of migraine without aura. Secondly, I would share with the woman that infertility-related hormone therapy can be associated with a significant worsening of her migraine condition. Thirdly, as pregna...

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