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SOURCES: 2009 WebMD Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Patricia Sulak, MD, ob-gyn, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas.

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While most of us enjoy a sunny day like this…someone who suffers migraine headaches would rather hide. That's what it's like for Traci Fulmer (FULL-mer). Her debilitating headaches used to strike at the same time every month.

Traci Fulmer, Menstrual Migraine Patient:

It was like clockwork with, in conjunction when I was not taking birth control pills for that week off, that it was always hitting on that same day.

Narrator:

Like millions of other women, Traci gets menstrual migraines from fluctuating hormone levels.

Patricia Sulak, MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist:

Migraine headaches that occur around the time of the menstrual period are the worst migraine headaches that women get.

Narrator:

So Traci's participating in a groundbreaking study looking at a combination of continuous birth control pills and a prescription headache medicine. The drug works by narrowing blood vessels around the brain and helps reduce nausea, light sensitivity, and other migraine-related symptoms.

Patricia Sulak, MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist:

Amazing how many women out there are having headaches with their periods.

Narrator:

Every few months, Traci takes a break from the continuous birth control pills.

Patricia Sulak, MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist:

But before they take that four day break, we're gonna start this preventative medicine called frovatriptan or they're gonna get the placebo.

Narrator:

So far Traci's convinced she's getting the real medicine. Her headaches are almost non-existent.

Traci Fulmer, Menstrual Migraine Patient:

I've been able to do a lot more with the kids, I'm not spending time where I have to say, 'Please go away. Mom's got a headache today'. It's makes a difference.

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And the future never looked brighter. For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.

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