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Table 3 The course of headache during oral contraceptive use

From: Impact of sex hormonal changes on tension-type headache and migraine: a cross-sectional population-based survey in 2,600 women

Headache type

Disappeared

Decreased

Total improvement (disappeared + decreased)

Worsened

No change

Definite migraine (n = 117)

3 (4.0 %)

7 (9.5 %)

10 (13.5 %)

27 (36.5 %)

27 (36.5 %)

Probable migraine (n = 58)

3 (7.0 %)

2 (4.7 %)

5 (11.6 %)

12 (27.9 %)

21 (48.8 %)

Total migraine (n = 175)

6 (5.2 %)

9 (7.7 %)

15 (12.8 %)

39 (33.3 %)*

48 (41.0 %)

Definite TTH (n = 16)

1 (12.5 %)

0

1 (12.5 %)

0 (0 %)

6 (75.0 %)

Probable TTH (n = 34)

1 (5.0 %)

1 (5.0 %)

2 (10.0 %)

1 (5.0 %)

15 (75.0 %)

Total TTH (n = 50)

2 (7.1 %)

1 (3.6 %)

3 (10.7 %)

1 (3.6 %)

21 (75.0 %)**

  1. Pearson Chi-square, Yates’ continuity correction and Fisher’s exact tests were used where appropriate
  2. * p ≤ 0.001; Compared to total TTH
  3. ** p ≤ 0.001; Compared to total migraine