You are at higher risk of getting migraines if your parents had migraines when young and you're female. Headaches begin in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood and often become less frequent and intense as you grow older. Headaches tend to affect boys and girls equally during childhood, but increase in girls after puberty. A woman's migraines may be affected by her menstrual cycle and altered when in menopause. Pregnancy or use of oral contraceptives may change a woman's migraine symptoms or frequency.
Attribution: Straight Talk Foundation