Abstract
ObjectiveTo identify the prevalence of migraine associated to menstruation in a population of students at a college in Brazil’s inland.MethodsThe students were recruited and submitted to the Test for the Identification of Women with Menstrual Period-Related Headache based on the ID-MigraineTM and Menstrual Migraine Assessment Tool questionnaires. Migraine diagnosis was made according to ICHD-3 criteria.ResultsOf the 424 students, 312 (73.5%) answered affirmatively in at least two of the four questions in the first part of the questionnaire and in the following 216 (69.2%) of these reported having migraine related to their menstrual period in the majority of the months.ConclusionsMenstrual migraine is a prevalent public health problem that deserves attention in order to ensure a better quality of life for women affected by such a condition.
Highlights
Migraine is a common neurologic disorder with high prevalence, associated to significant disability and impaired quality of life.[1]
According to The International Classification of the Headaches Third Edition (ICHD-3) migraine belongs to the group of the primary headache disorders.[2]
During the last 3 months, did you have any of the following symptoms together with your headaches: Did you feel nauseous while you had the headache? 3
Summary
According to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD Study), migraine was ranked as the third most prevalent disease in the world[2]; whist in the 2015 GBD Study, besides, it was ranked third as the biggest cause of inability in men and women at ages under 50 years old.[1 ] Criterion Description A. At least five crises fulfilling the criteria of B and D B. Headache crises during 4-72 hours (without treatment or with inefficient treatment) C.
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