title: Cluster headache in women: relation with menstruation, use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause.
abstract: In contrast with migraine, little is known about the relation between cluster headache and menstrual cycle, oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause. A population based questionnaire study was performed among 224 female cluster headache patients, and the possible effect of hormonal influences on cluster headache attacks studied. For control data, a similar but adjusted questionnaire was sent to healthy volunteers and migraine patients. It was found that menstruation, use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause had a much smaller influence on cluster headache attacks than in migraine. Cluster headache can, however, have a large impact on individual women, for example to refrain from having children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague, Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Vliet
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Favier
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Helmerhorst
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haan
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002979:Climacteric / Q000502:physiology*; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral