Dr. Leah Croll, a triple-board certified neurologist, sets the record straight about how HRT affects stroke risk.

Female stroke survivors were more than twice as likely as their stroke-free counterparts to have another stroke while pregnant and in the six weeks after childbirth, according to an analysis of a ...

Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently. In the large ...

Female stroke survivors who were older or married were also more likely to report missing prescribed doses than men, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association An analysis of ...

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, either because of a blockage (called an ischemic stroke) or bleeding (a hemorrhagic stroke). Around 83% of strokes are ischemic.

A researcher who has studied women and stroke for over a decade has crucial information for you about factors emerging in studies as important risk indicators. Tracy Madsen has studied the topic of ...

A Florida doctor who specializes in stroke rehabilitation is sharing five ways women can lower their risk of having a stroke — the brain attack is the fifth-leading cause of death for American women.

Stroke can be devastating for anyone. But the risks and symptoms of a stroke are not always the same in women and men. American Heart Association News asked experts to explain a few of the most ...

Women are twice as likely to develop severe depressive symptoms after stroke compared with their male counterparts, new research shows. In findings that have important clinical implications, ...

Oral contraceptives, certain pregnancy complications, and early menopause can all increase stroke risk. But there are ways to minimize the threat. Sex-specific risk factors increase the potential for ...

Here's something all women deserve to know: After age 50, symptoms of a stroke can too easily be chalked up to stress or aging. So how can we be sure to get treatment within three hours, giving us our ...

Women are more likely than men to inherit an increased risk of having a stroke. Researchers from the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, UK, did an analysis of family history for 806 people who suffered a ...