- Women who develop dangerously high blood pressure while pregnant—a condition known as preeclampsia—have twice the risk of having a stroke later in life compared to those who had healthy pregnancies.
- Taking oral contraceptives can raise a woman's risk of high blood pressure, and therefore, stroke.
- Migraines with visual aura—a condition that women are four times more likely to suffer from than men—have also been linked to an increased stroke risk.
Friday, January 2, 2015
Women should be wary of unique stroke risks
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