ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
Menstrual disorders and their determinants among women with epilepsy.
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- Counseling Reproductive-Age Youth With Epilepsy: Literature Review and Expert Opinion From the Epilepsy in the Child-Bearing Ages Through Menopause Consortium.Pediatric neurology · 2026Review
- Valproate-Induced Autism and Sexual Hormone Disturbances: A Literature Review and Hypotheses.Neurochemical research · 2025Review
- A Comprehensive Review on the Influence of Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy on Epileptic Seizures.Cureus · 2025Review
- The neuroendocrine puzzle of epilepsy and infertility: what are we missing?Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Epilepsy and Issues Related to Reproductive Health.Cureus · 2023Review
- [Epilepsy with catamenial pattern].Revista de neurologia · 2022Review
- Characteristics of menstrual disorders and reproductive hormones in women with epilepsy at an Indonesian national referral hospital.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on Neurological Disorders.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- The relationship between menstrual disorders and education in women with intractable epilepsy.American journal of neurodegenerative disease · 2021Article
- Research Progress on the Effect of Epilepsy and Antiseizure Medications on PCOS Through HPO Axis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionThe purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of menstrual cycle disorders among women with epilepsy. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study included consecutive women with epilepsy who visited a university epilepsy clinic. A number of variables, including demographics, characteristics of epilepsy and its treatment, and data related to reproductive health (regularity of menstrual cycle, number of pregnancies and childbirths), were collected from medical records, seizure diaries, and a dedicated questionnaire.
resultsThe study involved 271 women with epilepsy. Focal epilepsy was diagnosed in 182 (67.2%) patients; 108 (39.8%) women had rare seizures (<1 per year), and 164 patients (60.5%) were on monotherapy. Menstrual abnormalities were found in 78 patients (28.8%). Independent variables associated with irregular cycle included younger age at onset of epilepsy (OR=0.95 per 1-year increase;
conclusionMenstrual disturbances were present in 28.8% of studied women with epilepsy. Increased prevalence of menstrual abnormalities was associated with epilepsy itself (younger age at onset of epilepsy) and its treatment (ongoing use of clonazepam), as well as with chronic use of medications other than AEDs.
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