ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2025
Migraine through puberty and menopausal transition-data from the population-based Norwegian Women and Health study (NOWAC).
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- Sex-specific management of migraine a systematic review and consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF).The journal of headache and pain · 2026Pooled it
- The Neurology of Menopause.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Global, regional, and national burden of migraine in postmenopausal women: a 32-year analysis from the global burden of disease study 1990-2021.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- Migraine and the menopause transition.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Association of diet quality, dietary acid load and antioxidant index with migraine severity, disability, and duration: a cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Sex differences in the real-world use of rimegepant for short-term prevention of migraine in the United States.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Observational
- Tinnitus constancy and self-reported severe headache or migraine symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women: a statistical modeling and machine learning analysis.European journal of medical research · 2025Observational
- Evolving care pathways for women with migraine in Italy: results from a national survey.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeMigraine considerably affects women during their reproductive years. This cross-sectional study uses data from the Norwegian Women and Health study (NOWAC) and investigates the typical age at migraine onset and cessation in women and assesses how reproductive milestones affect migraine patterns.
methods4825 women with a history of migraine were included in the study. Participants completed a questionnaire that procured detailed information on their migraine characteristics and reproductive histories.
resultsAverage ages at migraine onset and cessation were 27.8 and 49.7 years, respectively. Migraine onset after age 50 was reported in 9.2% of the participants. Although 80.7% reported cessation before age 60, 46.3% continued to experience migraines postmenopause. Women with migraine with aura were more likely to report migraine onset before menarche than those with migraine without aura.
conclusionMigraines usually resolve during the fifth decade of a woman's life and menstruation cessation does not necessarily equate to migraine cessation, as almost half of the women continued to experience migraines postmenopause, and one in five after 60 years. Migraine symptom persistence in a significant proportion of postmenopausal women underscores the need for continued management and research on the factors influencing migraine prevalence in later life stages.
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