Estrogen, Migraines, and
DHEA
Copyright
2005, James Michael Howard,
Estrogen is known to reduce
migraine headaches. I suggest estrogen
reduces headaches, migraine headaches, by reducing DHEA. It is my hypothesis
that excessive DHEA causes constriction of blood vessels that cause migraine
headaches. Please see "DHEA, Migraine and Epilepsy," of 1997 at http://www.anthropogeny.com/Migraine%20and%20Epilepsy.htm .
Estrogen treatment reduces
DHEA concentrations: "The data also suggest that estrogen treatment (OCs
and ERT/HRT) suppresses DHEA concentrations in premenopausal and PM
females..." (Metabolism. 2001 Apr;50(4):488-93).
I suggest the reduction of migraine headaches produced by estrogen is due to
suppression of DHEA and this supports my explanation of migraine headaches.
James Michael Howard