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title: Can a home fertility monitor predict when menstrual migraines will happen?
description: Yes. A home fertility monitor accurately predicted ovulation and helped women time migraine prevention before their period started.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/predicting-menstrual-migraine-with-a-home-use-fertility-monitor-2005/
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- Can a home fertility monitor predict when menstrual migraines will happen?

Study, 2005

# Can a home fertility monitor predict when menstrual migraines will happen?

Yes. A home fertility monitor accurately predicted ovulation and helped women time migraine prevention before their period started.

 Early or limited evidence

27 women with menstrual or menstrually-related migraine

## What they did

27 women with menstrual or menstrually-related migraine used a home fertility monitor to track their cycles and predict when their period would arrive.

## What they found

The monitor accurately identified ovulation in more than 90% of cycles. Most variation in cycle length is caused by differences in the follicular phase (before ovulation); the luteal phase (after ovulation) is more consistent. This accurate ovulation prediction allowed women to predict their menstruation and time migraine prevention treatments precisely. 97% of women found the monitor useful in predicting menstrual migraine attacks.

## What it means for you

A home fertility monitor could help you predict when your menstrual migraines will happen by accurately identifying ovulation, allowing you to prepare with preventive treatment. This is based on a small study of only 27 women.

>90%

accuracy identifying ovulation

97%

women who found monitor useful

## About the study

Original title Predicting menstrual migraine with a home-use fertility monitor Authors MacGregor EA, Frith A, Ellis J et al. Journal Neurology Year 2005 Study design Study Participants 27 What was tested home fertility monitor Read the paper [doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000150547.85002.61](https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000150547.85002.61)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Migraine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-migraine/)

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