Effects of an estrogen-free, desogestrel-containing oral contraceptive in women with migraine with aura: A prospective diary-based pilot study

Contraception

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-228

  Nappi, Rossella E ^a,b   Sances, Grazia ^b,c   Allais, Gianni ^d   Terreno, Erica ^b   Benedetto, Chiara ^d   Vaccaro, Valentina ^e   Polatti, Franco ^a   Facchinetti, Fabio ^e  

^a Research Center for Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desogestrel; Estrogen free contraception; Headache diary; Migraine with aura; Progestogen only pill (POP)

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PILOT STUDY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DESOGESTREL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGESTINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951515722     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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