Hormonal influences in migraine—interactions of oestrogen, oxytocin and CGRP

DN Krause, K Warfvinge, KA Haanes… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Migraine is ranked as the second highest cause of disability worldwide and the first among
women aged 15–49 years. Overall, the incidence of migraine is threefold higher among …

Pharmacological treatment of migraine: CGRP and 5-HT beyond the triptans

T de Vries, CM Villalón… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Migraine is a highly disabling neurovascular disorder characterized by a severe headache
(associated with nausea, photophobia and/or phonophobia), and trigeminovascular system …

Menstrual migraine: a distinct disorder needing greater recognition

KG Vetvik, EA MacGregor - The Lancet Neurology, 2021 - thelancet.com
The term menstrual migraine refers to migraine that is associated with menstruation by more
than chance, but it does not define pathophysiology. Menstrual migraine affects about 20 …

Giving researchers a headache–sex and gender differences in migraine

L Al-Hassany, J Haas, M Piccininni, T Kurth… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Migraine is a common neurovascular disorder affecting~ 15% of the general population.
Ranking second in the list of years lived with disability (YLD), people living with migraine are …

Gender-related differences in migraine

G Allais, G Chiarle, S Sinigaglia, G Airola… - Neurological …, 2020 - Springer
Migraine is considered mostly a woman's complaint, even if it affects also men.
Epidemiological data show a higher incidence of the disease in women, starting from …

Male and female sex hormones in primary headaches

Z Delaruelle, TA Ivanova, S Khan, A Negro… - The journal of Headache …, 2018 - Springer
Background The three primary headaches, tension-type headache, migraine and cluster
headache, occur in both genders, but all seem to have a sex-specific prevalence. These …

Role of estrogens in menstrual migraine

RE Nappi, L Tiranini, S Sacco, E De Matteis, R De Icco… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a major neurological disorder affecting one in nine adults worldwide with a
significant impact on health care and socioeconomic systems. Migraine is more prevalent in …

Sex and gender differences in migraines: a narrative review

MF Rossi, A Tumminello, M Marconi, MR Gualano… - Neurological …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Gender medicine is a new medical approach aimed at the study of the
differences between women and men in terms of prevention, diagnosis, and the outcome of …

Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment

AK Szewczyk, S Ulutas, T Aktürk, L Al-Hassany… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Migraine is a severe neurovascular disorder of which the pathophysiology is not yet fully
understood. Besides the role of inflammatory mediators that interact with the …

Sex and gender considerations in episodic migraine

SR Ahmad, N Rosendale - Current pain and headache reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We seek to update readers on recent advances in our
understanding of sex and gender in episodic migraine with a two part series. In part 1, we …