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Table 4 (Revised) Absolute risk of ischemic stroke in women aged 20 to 44 years in relation to the use of hormonal contraception and migraine status

From: Correction to: Hormonal contraceptives and risk of ischemic stroke in women with migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC)

 

No migraine

Migraine with aura

Migraine without aura

Without hormonal contraception

2.5/100,000

5.9/100,000

4.0/100,000

With hormonal contraception

6.3/100,000

14.5/100,000

10.0/100,000

  1. Considering women with migraine with aura, the risk of ischemic stroke in those young women who do not use HC is 5.9/100,000 per year whereas the same risk among those young women who use HC is 14.5 /100,000 per year
  2. Considering women with migraine without aura, the risk of ischemic stroke in those young women who do not use HC is 4.0/100,000 per year whereas the same risk among those young women who use HC is 10.0/100,000 per year