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Old Apr 06, 2017, 11:04 AM
IntentOnHealing IntentOnHealing is offline
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Did you try the transdermal estrogen patches?
I wish I could. I'd like to at least see what would happen! But estrogen is a hormone. I guess that if you have aural migraines and you use any kind of hormone--even birth control pills--your incidence of "cardiac events" including stroke, heart attack, blood clots, etc.,--is so significantly increased that they are an "absolute contraindication." My doc said that means "under no circumstances are they to be prescribed."

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