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Findings

What does this study add?

  • The effect of perimenstrual status varied significantly both across women and within women across cycles.
  • The relationship between menses and migraine varied more within-women across cycles than among women.
  • Overall there were increased odds for a migraine within the perimenstrual window (odds ratio 1.34 compared to outside the perimenstrual window).