Gender differences in sex life issues - a population-based study of migraine sufferers.

Background: Migraine is considered to have a negative influence on sex life. The present study was to analyse the perceptions of importance of and satisfaction with sex life as well as the expression of interest in sex among people having migraines in a prospective follow-up mail survey in 1998 and 2003.

Methods: The random sample was stratified according to gender and age in four age groups (20-24, 30-34, 40-44, and 50-54 years).

Childhood adversities experienced by working-age migraine patients.

Objective: The objective of this work was to study associations between childhood adversities and migraine.

Methods: This is a case-control study of individuals drawn from the Finnish Population Register comprising four age groups: 20-24, 30-34, 40-44, and 50-54 years. Altogether, 21,101 individuals responded to postal questionnaire (response rate=40%).