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 …

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 …

Analysis of trigger factors in episodic migraineurs using a smartphone headache diary applications

JW Park, MK Chu, JM Kim, SG Park, SJ Cho - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Various stimuli can trigger migraines in susceptible individuals. We examined
migraine trigger factors by using a smartphone headache diary application. Method Episodic …

Prolactin in headache and migraine: A systematic review of clinical studies

MAM Al-Karagholi, V Kalatharan, H Ghanizada… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To systemically review clinical studies investigating the role of prolactin and its
receptors in headache and migraine. Background Migraine prevalence is more common in …

Magnesium in the gynecological practice: a literature review.

F Parazzini, M Di Martino… - Magnesium research, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
A growing amount of evidence suggests that magnesium deficiency may play an important
role in several clinical conditions concerning women health such as premenstrual …

Stress and primary headache: review of the research and clinical management

PR Martin - Current pain and headache reports, 2016 - Springer
This review begins with a discussion of the nature of stress and then presents the functional
model of primary headache as a framework for conceptualizing the complex relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Migraine: An underestimated neurological condition affecting billions

J Gupta, SS Gaurkar - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The second most prevalent cause of years of disability worldwide is migraine, a neurological
condition that causes a persistent headache that is lifelong. This condition affects more than …

TRP channels: recent development in translational research and potential therapeutic targets in migraine

E Spekker, T Körtési, L Vécsei - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder that affects approximately 12% of the population.
The cause of migraine headaches is not yet known, however, when the trigeminal system is …

An emerging role for prolactin in female-selective pain

Y Chen, E Navratilova, DW Dodick, F Porreca - Trends in neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
Women experience many pain conditions more frequently when compared with men, but the
biological mechanisms underlying sex differences in pain remain poorly understood. In …

Considerations for hormonal therapy in migraine patients: a critical review of current practice

R van Lohuizen, J Paungarttner, C Lampl… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Migraine, a neurovascular headache disorder, is a leading cause of disability
worldwide. Within the multifaceted pathophysiology of migraine, hormonal fluctuations play …