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ReviewCells2022

Role of Estrogens in Menstrual Migraine.

Rossella E Nappi, Lara Tiranini, Simona Sacco, Eleonora De Matteis, Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06788977 (CEFALY Pregnancy Registry), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed
14.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06788977 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

CEFALY Pregnancy Registry

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorCefaly TechnologyRan2024 to 2030Enrolled550ConditionsPregnancy, Migraine, Headache, PostpartumArmsexternal Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Stable angina in young women.European heart journal · 2026
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  8. Comparison of Substances in Combined Oral Contraceptives Used in Acne Vulgaris, Hirsutism, Migraine, and Dysmenorrhea.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  12. The special extract ERr 731Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rossella E NappiResearch Center for Reproductive Medicine, Gynecological Endocrinology and Menopause, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Lara TiraniniDepartment of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Simona SaccoNeuroscience Section, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0651-1939
Eleonora De MatteisNeuroscience Section, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Roberto De IccoHeadache Science and Neurorehabilitation Center, National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9415-4948
Cristina TassorelliHeadache Science and Neurorehabilitation Center, National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1513-2113
University of Pavia · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migraine is a major neurological disorder affecting one in nine adults worldwide with a significant impact on health care and socioeconomic systems. Migraine is more prevalent in women than in men, with 17% of all women meeting the diagnostic criteria for migraine. In women, the frequency of migraine attacks shows variations over the menstrual cycle and pregnancy, and the use of combined hormonal contraception (CHC) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can unveil or modify migraine disease. In the general population, 18-25% of female migraineurs display a menstrual association of their headache. Here we present an overview on the evidence supporting the role of reproductive hormones, in particular estrogens, in the pathophysiology of migraine. We also analyze the efficacy and safety of prescribing exogenous estrogens as a potential treatment for menstrual-related migraine. Finally, we point to controversial issues and future research areas in the field of reproductive hormones and migraine.

Indexed as

EstrogensMigraine DisordersAdultFemaleHeadacheHumansImmunologic FactorsMaleMenstrual CycleMenstruationPregnancyEstrogensImmunologic Factorscalcitonin gene-related peptidecontraceptionefficacyestradiolethinylestradiolgenderhormone replacement therapyprogesteroneregimenreproductive hormones

Identifiers

PMID35456034
PMCPMC9025552
OpenAlexW4224094626

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Registered trials

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