Survey study, 1999
What causes menstrual migraine and how is it treated?
Estrogen withdrawal around menstruation triggers migraines in susceptible women. Treatment includes NSAIDs, triptans, and other medications, with hormonal therapy if needed for severe cases.
What they did
Review of clinical experience and research on migraine in women, describing how hormonal changes throughout life affect migraine frequency and what treatments work.
What they found
Menstrual migraine occurs at the time of greatest estrogen level fluctuation. Frequency reported as high as 60-70%. Effective treatments include NSAIDs, dihydroergotamine, triptans, and aspirin-acetaminophen-caffeine combination.
What it means for you
Migraines linked to menstruation are common and treatable, but this is based on clinical experience, not a controlled research study.
60-70%
frequency of menstrual migraine reported
About the study
- Original title
- Menstrual migraine
- Authors
- Silberstein SD
- Journal
- Journal of women's health & gender-based medicine
- Year
- 1999
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- Various medications for migraine treatment
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.919
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