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What to do if i want to know what is the best birth control for a woman with migraines?

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Depends: If you have 'classical' migraines (with an aura-seeing flashing lights; or with loss of vision, or transient paralysis during migraines) then use of estrogen containing birth control pills increases the risk of strokes, so a progestin-only method is safer (depo-provera shots, Nexplanon implantable rod-although Nexplanon has 24% incid of headaches associated w/it; or iud's would be good options.Con.

Answered 10/24/2017

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