Migraine start, course and features over the cycle of combined hormonal contraceptive users with menstrual migraine – temporal relation to bleeding and hormone withdrawal: a prospective diary-based study

Abstract Background Many studies have described the features of menstrually-related migraines (MRM) in the natural cycle and the efficacy of prevention. MRM in combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) users has scarcely been researched. Estrogen and progestin withdrawal in CHC users are both more abrup...

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Main Authors: Gabriele S. Merki-Feld, Nina Caveng, Gina Speiermann, E. Anne MacGregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10194-020-01150-1