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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

It has become increasingly apparent that women suffer a disproportionate amount of pain
during their lifetime compared to men. Over the past 15 years, a growing number of studies …

Migraine is a predominantly female disorder. Menarche, menstruation, pregnancy, and
menopause, and also the use of hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement …

Ovarian hormones play an important role in pain perception, and are responsible, at least in
part, for the pain threshold differences between the sexes. Modulation of pain and its …

Aims To compare prevalences of self-reported comorbid headaches, neck, back, and joint
pains in respondents with temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJMD)-type pain …

ContextMenstrual migraine affects approximately 50% to 60% of female migraineurs, but
knowledge regarding the role of hormones, especially estrogen, appears incomplete …

Objective To explore and critically appraise the evidence supporting the role of estrogen
withdrawal in menstrual migraine. Main body Menstrual migraine, impacting about 6% of …