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Table 2 Diagnostic criteria for Menstrual Migraine

From: The impact of midlife on migraine in women: summary of current views

International Headache Society (ICHD-3beta) (Headache Classification, 2013)

Diagnostic Criteria

Pure menstrual migraine

Documented and prospectively collected evidence that attacks occur exclusively on day 1 ± 2 (i.e., days −2 to + 3)a of menstruation in at least two out of three menstrual cycles and at no other times of the cycle

Menstrually-related migraine

Documented and prospectively collected evidence that attacks occur on day 1 ± 2 (i.e., days −2 to + 3)a of menstruation in at least two out of three menstrual cycles and additionally at other times of the cycle

Non-menstrual migraine

Attacks have no menstrual relationship

  1. aThe first day of menstruation is day 1 and the preceding day is day − 1; there is no day 0