Effective migraine treatment in pregnant and lactating women: a practical guide

More than 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, with migraine affecting nearly one in five women in their reproductive years. Effective Migraine Treatment in Pregnant and Lactating Women: A Practical Guide, provides a comprehensive resource to address diagnosis, testing, and treatment of headaches in reproductively fertile women. This important new book offers a wealth ofpractical, ready-to-use, clinically tested tips and recommendations to treat women with headaches during pregnancy and nursing. Although women may ideally prefer to restrict migraine treatments during pregnancy, up to one in three pregnant women self-medicate for symptoms, especially with analgesics. Fortunately, there are many effective treatment options that can be safely used when pregnant and breastfeeding. Available therapies include medication and nonmedication treatments, traditional and alternative therapies, and nutritional supplements. Offers a wealth of practical, ready-to-use, clinically tested tips and recommendations for treating women with headaches during pregnancy and nursingUniquely answers frequently asked questions by patients and provides healthcare providers with easy-to-use office tools for patient education and charting documentation INDICE: Understanding migraine and pregnancy.- Safety rating systems for drugs used in pregnancy and lactation.- Non-pharmacological headache treatments.- Acute treatment options for the pregnant headache patient.- Acute treatmentoptions for the lactating headache patient.- Preventive treatment options forthe pregnant headache patient.- Preventive treatment options for the lactating headache patient.- Urgent care/emergency treatment of the acute, severe headache in pregnancy and lactating patients.- Work-up for headache during pregnancy and lactation.- Patient headache resources.

• ISBN: 978-1-60327-438-8
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 270
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés