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Relationship between sex hormones and migraine | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 57, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-34 | ||
| Author | ||
| Gheyath AlGawwam | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Back ground: Migraine is a common chronic episodic disabling primary headache disorder with associated Symptoms. The neuroendocrinological alterations, disorders of the hypothalamic-hypophysial axis are believed to be implicated in the pathogenesis of primary headache syndromes Objective: The aim is to determine the effect of sex hormones on migraine. Patients and methods: Twenty seven adult patients with migraine and 20 controls were assessed for prolactin,testeron,,LH,FSH were tested with immunofluorometric assay. Results: This study found that migraine is associated with elevated level of FSH, prolactin and testerone P= (<0.05), (<0.05) and (<0.05) respectively .however there was no significant association between LH levels and migraine P (>0,05). Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between levels of hormones and migraine. Key word: Migraine,hormones | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Migraine; Hormones | ||
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