Supporting You at Every Stage of Life

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has one of only a few women-focused neurology centers in the U.S. Your team will use the latest research to inform your care. We’ll help you understand and prepare for how a neurological condition could affect you at different life stages.

We bring together experts — from neurology specialists to OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine physicians — to make sure you get the care you need.

Care Tailored to Your Needs

Women often have unique considerations when it comes to neurological care. For example, some medications can affect the effectiveness of birth control and hormones can affect how often some women have seizures. In addition, women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis from age 15 to 49.

Our goal is to help you manage symptoms and understand how your condition will affect family planning and your health as you age.

We’ll work with you to understand your needs and goals. We can help you with things like:

• Headaches and migraines
• Changes in neurological symptoms throughout your menstrual cycle
• Finding effective birth control methods that don’t interact with neurological treatments
• Planning a healthy pregnancy
• How fertility treatments can affect neurological conditions
• Decisions about breastfeeding
• How menopause and hormone replacement can affect neurological symptoms
• Long-term wellness