Abstract
A home-use fertility monitor was used to time perimenstrual prophylaxis in 27 women with menstrual or menstrually related migraine. Cycle length variability was mostly caused by follicular phase variability; the postovulatory luteal phase was relatively constant. The monitor accurately identified ovulation in >90% of cycles, enabling prediction of menstruation and precise timing of perimenstrual prophylaxis. Ninety-seven percent of women found the monitor useful in predicting menstrual migraine attacks.
Publication types
-
Evaluation Study
-
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
-
Adult
-
Algorithms
-
Computers, Handheld*
-
Estradiol / administration & dosage
-
Estradiol / therapeutic use
-
Estrone / analogs & derivatives*
-
Estrone / urine
-
Female
-
Follicle Stimulating Hormone / urine
-
Follicular Phase
-
Forecasting
-
Gels
-
Humans
-
Luteal Phase
-
Luteinizing Hormone / urine*
-
Middle Aged
-
Migraine Disorders / etiology*
-
Ovulation Detection / instrumentation
-
Ovulation Detection / methods*
-
Pregnanediol / analogs & derivatives
-
Pregnanediol / urine
-
Premenstrual Syndrome / complications*
-
Premenstrual Syndrome / drug therapy
-
Reagent Strips*
-
Self Care / instrumentation
-
Self Care / methods*
-
Time Factors
Substances
-
Gels
-
Reagent Strips
-
pregnanediol-3 alpha-glucuronide
-
estrone-3-glucuronide
-
Estrone
-
Estradiol
-
Luteinizing Hormone
-
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
-
Pregnanediol