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....................................................................................... ............. ........................................................................................ ............. MIGRAINES ? Millions of people all over the world suffer from migraines every day. Migraines know no bounds, affecting people from all walks of life, age, and gender. People suffering from migraines experience unimaginable debilitating pains. Unfortunately, many are not well-informed about the seriousness of migraines. The lack of awareness causes social stigma and a dismissive view of migraines. Because of this, migraine sufferers often feel isolated, misunderstood, and may even fail to seek the medical help they need to get better. So, how much do you really know about migraines? MIGRAINE ATTACKS after puberty, estrogen fluctuations in the female body make women 3x more susceptible to migraines than men 25 % 8 % 25% OF WOMEN 8% OF MEN and a average of WOMEN 50 % 50% OF AFFECTED suffer more than one migraine a month MIGRAINES BECOME CHRONIC MIGRAINES 10% OF CHILDREN suffer from migraines BETWEEN AGES 5–15 10 % 62 % HOURS sponsored by www.advancedmigraine.com 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% PREVALENCE OF MIGRAINE (%)

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Page 1: MIGRAINES · 2018-02-23 · view of migraines. Because of this, migraine sufferers often feel isolated, misunderstood, and may even fail to seek the medical help they need to get

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.MIGRAINES?

Millions of people all over the world suffer from migraines every

day. Migraines know no bounds, affecting people from all

walks of life, age, and gender. People suffering from migraines

experience unimaginable debilitating pains. Unfortunately,

many are not well-informed about the seriousness of migraines.

The lack of awareness causes social stigma and a dismissive

view of migraines. Because of this, migraine sufferers often feel

isolated, misunderstood, and may even fail to seek the

medical help they need to get better. So, how much do you

really know about migraines?

MIGRAINE ATTACKS

after puberty, estrogen fluctuations in the female body make women 3x more susceptible to migraines than men

25% 8%25% OF WOMEN

8% OF MENand a average of

WOMEN50%

50% OF AFFECTED

suffer more than one migraine a month

MIGRAINES BECOME

CHRONIC MIGRAINES

10% OF CHILDREN

suffer from migrainesBETWEEN AGES 5–15 10%

62%HOURS

sponsored bywww.advancedmigraine.com

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%PREV

ALE

NC

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F M

IGRA

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(%)