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DETERMINATION OF PREVALANCE OF MIGRAINE IN 700 FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENT WITH PMS

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by a wide variety of symptoms that occur prior to menstruation which affects the daily life in the patients suffering from severe PMS. Headache is reported by many of patients with PMS.Menstrual headache is the type of headache that occurs premenstrually and it is almost in the form of migraine headache and disappears before the first day of vaginal bleeding. In this study , the prevalance of menstrual migraine among 700 university students in the age of 18 - 25 who experienced PMS according to IHS criteria was investigated .The findings indicated that 115 (16.5%) of subjects had menstrual headache and144 (20.5%) had headaches not dependent to menses. Of these 259 subjects, 60 persons had migraine headache according to IHS. Among them 35(13.5%) suffered from menstrual migraine and 25(9.6%) had migraine independent of menses. There was a significant relationship between menstrual migraine and the age, pariety , menstrual disorders and heritage . Howevre, there was insiginficant relationship between menstrual migraine with marital status and family history.