Abstract

Background

Migraine is a common headache disorder that affects mostly women. In half of these, migraine is menstrually associated, and ranges from completely asymptomatic to frequent pain throughout pregnancy.

Methods

The aim of the study was to define the pattern (frequency, intensity, analgesics use) of migrainous headaches among women with and without menstural migraine (MM) during pregnancy, and define how hormonally-related factors affect its intensity.

Results

The analysis was based upon data from 280 women, 18.6% of them having a self-reported MM. Women with MM described a higher headache intensity during early pregnancy and postpartum compared those without MM, but both groups showed improvement during the second half of pregnancy and directly after delivery. Hormonal factors and pre-menstrual syndrome had no effect upon headache frequency, but may affect headache intensity.

Conclusions

Individual treatment plan is necessary for women with migrainous headaches during pregnancy, especially for those suffering highest symptoms load.

Details

Title
Characteristics of menstrual versus non-menstrual migraine during pregnancy: a longitudinal population-based study
Author
Petrovski, Beáta Éva 1 ; Vetvik, Kjersti G 2 ; Lundqvist, Christofer 3 ; Eberhard-Gran, Malin 4 

 Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 
 Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway 
 Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway; Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, Lørenskog, Norway 
 Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway; Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, Lørenskog, Norway; Domain for Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway 
Pages
1-9
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Apr 2018
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
11292369
e-ISSN
11292377
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2020703432
Copyright
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