Cluster headache in women: relation with menstruation, use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006;
77:690-2. [PMID:
16407458 PMCID:
PMC2117457 DOI:
10.1136/jnnp.2005.081158]
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Abstract
In contrast with migraine, little is known about the relation between cluster headache and menstrual cycle, oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause. A population based questionnaire study was performed among 224 female cluster headache patients, and the possible effect of hormonal influences on cluster headache attacks studied. For control data, a similar but adjusted questionnaire was sent to healthy volunteers and migraine patients. It was found that menstruation, use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause had a much smaller influence on cluster headache attacks than in migraine. Cluster headache can, however, have a large impact on individual women, for example to refrain from having children.
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