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Why do i always get headache when i am on my periods?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Prostaglandins: When you have your period you produce prostagandins. These are chemicals that can illicit inflammatory response. One of those is headache.

Answered 3/23/2022

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