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Background: Migraine is one of the common causes of primary headache worldwide. Migraine headaches significantly affect family and social activities. Migraine also impacts the sexual function of the sufferers. There are no published studies in India so far where they have studied the erectile function in male migrainers. This study is done to look for erectile dysfunction in male migrainers. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was done to look for presence of erectile dysfunction in male migrainers and the factors affecting it. Thirty age matched males with migraine and without migraine were studied. The International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition, was used to diagnose migraine with or without aura. Migraine disability assessment scale was used to assess migraine-related disability, Numerical Rating Scale was used assess to the severity of headaches, Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire to assess the quality of life, and International Index of Erectile Function score was used to assess the erectile function. Results: The mean age of the cases was 38.83 ± 5.7 years and that of the controls was 38.63 ± 5.3 years. The erectile dysfunction was seen in 80% of migrainers and none in the control group had erectile dysfunction. Those with erectile dysfunction had more severe headache which were severely disabling. Conclusion: Erectile dysfunction is common in migraine. There is a significant negative correlation of erectile dysfunction with severe disabling migraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Migraine is a common cause of primary headache, with women being affected thrice as common as men. Very few studies are available on sexual dysfunction in female migraineurs. There are no published studies done on the same in India till now. This study was done to look for the prevalence and predictors of sexual dysfunction disorder in females suffering from migraine. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study done to look for the prevalence and predictors of female sexual dysfunction in migraine. Sixty female patients with migraine were studied. The International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition, was followed to diagnose migraine with or without aura. Migraine disability assessment scale was used to assess migraine-related disability, and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score was used to assess female sexual function. Results: Sexual dysfunction was found in 78.3% migraineurs. The mean FSFI score was 23.1 ± 4.76. The FSFI scores in all the domains were lower in the individuals studied. Acute headaches resulted in loss of sexual desire among all the migraineurs. Conclusion: Sexual dysfunction is common in migraine with all domains of sexual function being affected. There is a significant negative correlation of sexual function with duration of acute episodes of headache and increasing frequency of migraine attacks per month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Migraine has been ranked as third most prevalent disorder and seventh highest cause of disability. Coping up strategy is an emotional, intellectual and behavioural change that will help to deal with stress, and each person has their unique way of coping up. There is scarcity of research in the area of migraine disability and coping strategies acquired by the patients in early adult population. This study is intended to assess correlation between migraine originated disability and coping strategies in early adult female population. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study with an open ended sample size of 88. Study was conducted in colleges under KAHER, Belagavi. Subjects were given self-report questionnaire for migraine disability and coping strategy. Measurement tools were Migraine Disability Assessment Test and Coping Strategy Inventory. Results: There is a positive significant correlation between migraine disability and few primary scales like cognitive reconstruction, wishful thinking, self-criticism, social withdrawal and secondary scales of coping strategy like problem focussed disengagement and emotional focussed disengagement (p <.05). Conclusions: The result showed that more the person is disabled, more disengaging behaviour from the person/environment is seen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]