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High prevalence of migraine among women with endometriosis


 

Key clinical point: Women with endometriosis seemed prone to migraine, with menstrual-related migraine being the most common type and dysmenorrhea and dysuria being more frequent when endometriosis and migraine coexisted.

Major finding: Overall, 53.4% of women had migraine, of which 64.3% had migraine related to menstruation and 35.7% had non-menstrual migraine. Typical endometriosis-related pain symptoms such as dysmenorrhea (94.3% vs 82.0%; P = .03) and dysuria (27.1% vs 9.8%; P < .01) occurred significantly more frequently in patients with vs without migraine.

Study details: This was a prospective, nested case-control study including 131 women with endometriosis with or without migraine.

Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant from Ministero della Salute, Italy. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Source: Pasquini B, Seravalli V, et al. Endometriosis and the diagnosis of different forms of migraine: an association with dysmenorrhea. Reprod Biomed Online. 2023 (Apr 6). Doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.03.020

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