Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women
Objective: To classify headaches as a function of the menstrual cycle and to contrast aspects relating to the reproductive cycle as a function of headache type. Method: Participants responded to a structured questionnaire consisting of 44 questions. Detailed headache information, enabling the clas...
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| author | Eliana M. Melhado Marcelo E. Bigal Andressa R. Galego João P. Galdezzani Luiz P. Queiroz |
| author_facet | Eliana M. Melhado Marcelo E. Bigal Andressa R. Galego João P. Galdezzani Luiz P. Queiroz |
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| description | Objective: To classify headaches as a function of the menstrual cycle and to contrast aspects relating to the reproductive cycle as a function of headache type. Method: Participants responded to a structured questionnaire consisting of 44 questions. Detailed headache information, enabling the classification of headaches, and questions relating to the menstrual cycle were obtained. Results: The sample consisted of 422 students. Menstrual headaches were experiencedby 31.8%. Migraine without aura (MO) occurred in 13.3%, migraine with aura (MA) in 7.8%, and probable migraine in 6.4%. Women with MA were significantly more likely to have reached menarche at earlier ages than women without headaches (p=0.03). Use of a hormonal contraceptive was related to the function of having MA headaches or not. Conclusion: Most female college students are affected by menstrualheadaches. Although the vast majority experience MO, other headaches also occur. Women with MA are equally likely to receive hormonal contraceptives as others. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17c6f5b6fc004802aba4a1f45ae18afc2025-08-20T02:02:28ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272014-01-01721172310.1590/0004-282X20130188S0004-282X2014000100017Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young womenEliana M. MelhadoMarcelo E. BigalAndressa R. GalegoJoão P. GaldezzaniLuiz P. QueirozObjective: To classify headaches as a function of the menstrual cycle and to contrast aspects relating to the reproductive cycle as a function of headache type. Method: Participants responded to a structured questionnaire consisting of 44 questions. Detailed headache information, enabling the classification of headaches, and questions relating to the menstrual cycle were obtained. Results: The sample consisted of 422 students. Menstrual headaches were experiencedby 31.8%. Migraine without aura (MO) occurred in 13.3%, migraine with aura (MA) in 7.8%, and probable migraine in 6.4%. Women with MA were significantly more likely to have reached menarche at earlier ages than women without headaches (p=0.03). Use of a hormonal contraceptive was related to the function of having MA headaches or not. Conclusion: Most female college students are affected by menstrualheadaches. Although the vast majority experience MO, other headaches also occur. Women with MA are equally likely to receive hormonal contraceptives as others.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000100017&lng=en&tlng=enmigrâneamenarcamenstrualreprodutivogravidez |
| spellingShingle | Eliana M. Melhado Marcelo E. Bigal Andressa R. Galego João P. Galdezzani Luiz P. Queiroz Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria migrânea menarca menstrual reprodutivo gravidez |
| title | Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women |
| title_full | Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women |
| title_fullStr | Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women |
| title_short | Headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women |
| title_sort | headache classification and aspects of reproductive life in young women |
| topic | migrânea menarca menstrual reprodutivo gravidez |
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