Polycystic ovary syndrome and migraine headache, is there any correlation?

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:To evaluate the role of some sex hormones in migraine headaches, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of headache, especially migraine, in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO) compared with women without this disease. METHODS:One hundred and thirty-three women with PCO and 107 controls were interviewed by 2 neurologists experienced in headache diagnosis. The headache disorders were classified according to the International Headache Society criteria. The statistical significance was determined using the chi(2) test, and a p value of <0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS:Forty-five women (33.8%) of the 133 cases without PCO complained of headache. Of the PCO patients, 48 women (44.9%) suffered from headache. The prevalence of headache was not significantly higher among women with PCO (p = 0.85). The same results were found for migraine headache (p = 0.13). CONCLUSION:Migraine is not more frequent in women with PCO. It was concluded that male sex hormones and especially testosterone do not play an important role in the exacerbation of migraine headache.

journal_name

Eur Neurol

journal_title

European neurology

authors

Pourabolghasem S,Najmi S,Arami MA

doi

10.1159/000165349

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-01 00:00:00

pages

42-5

issue

1

eissn

0014-3022

issn

1421-9913

pii

000165349

journal_volume

61

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