Investigating the Relationship Between Migraine and Menopause

Migraine is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by frequent and progressive headaches and is reported to be three times more likely than men in women.Menopause means permanent cessation of menstruation and is associated with hormonal changes. Menopause may have an effect on this complication. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review the research carried out in this field.This review study wasconducted by searching the Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, and Google scholar databases using the migraine menopausal keyword Women during the 2009 to 2019 returns. Non-English articles or main purpose They were headaches and were excluded Asa result, 10 articles found entry conditions. There is a significant and positive correlation between migraine and menopause in most studies. In general, because of estrogen hormone stability during menopause, there is a potential for improvement in migraines. Of course, the type of menopause (natural-induced) also affects it, and people with spontaneous menopause experience a more favorable period of migraine, and in the postmenopausal phase (perimenopause) increases the probability of migraine attacks due to hormonal fluctuations. In a study, the effect of menopause on migraine is attributed to the vulnerability of individuals in this period, and another study states that many women believe that their headache, especially migraine, ends after menopause, which in many cases is not the case. Conclusion: According to the findings, it is concluded that during the menopause, the number of attacks decreased, but this number increased during the menopausal period, but further studies are needed due to the lack of studies.