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SUBMITTER: Sacco S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3311830 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sacco Simona S Ricci Silvia S Degan Diana D Carolei Antonio A
The journal of headache and pain 20120226 3
Migraine is a predominantly female disorder. Menarche, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause, and also the use of hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement treatment may influence migraine occurrence. Migraine usually starts after menarche, occurs more frequently in the days just before or during menstruation, and ameliorates during pregnancy and menopause. Those variations are mediated by fluctuation of estrogen levels through their influence on cellular excitability or cerebral vasculat ...[more]