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Association between sex hormones and migraine in young Saudi females

Lubna I. Al Asoom, Modhi S. Alajmi, Reem R. Alsudairi, Abeer A. AlShamlan, Amal A. Almomaten, Asma A. Alqarni, Manal H. Alshammari, Nazish Rafique, Rabia Latif, Ahmed A. Alsunni, Dana A. Almohazey, Hind S. Alsuwat, Sayed Abdul Azeez and Francis J. Borgio
Saudi Medical Journal July 2021, 42 (7) 793-797; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.7.20210110
Lubna I. Al Asoom
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Modhi S. Alajmi
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Reem R. Alsudairi
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abeer A. AlShamlan
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amal A. Almomaten
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Asma A. Alqarni
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Manal H. Alshammari
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Nazish Rafique
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rabia Latif
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed A. Alsunni
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Dana A. Almohazey
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hind S. Alsuwat
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sayed Abdul Azeez
From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Francis J. Borgio
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vol. 42 no. 7 793-797
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.7.20210110
PubMed 
34187925

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Saudi Medical Journal
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1658-3175
History 
  • Received February 17, 2021
  • Accepted May 30, 2021
  • Published online June 28, 2021.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

Author Information

  1. Lubna I. Al Asoom, MBBS PhD⇑,
  2. Modhi S. Alajmi, MBBS,
  3. Reem R. Alsudairi, MBBS,
  4. Abeer A. AlShamlan, MBBS,
  5. Amal A. Almomaten, MBBS,
  6. Asma A. Alqarni, MBBS,
  7. Manal H. Alshammari, MBBS,
  8. Nazish Rafique, MBBS, PhD,
  9. Rabia Latif, MBBS, PhD,
  10. Ahmed A. Alsunni, MBBS, PhD,
  11. Dana A. Almohazey, MSc, PhD,
  12. Hind S. Alsuwat, BSc,
  13. Sayed Abdul Azeez, MSc, PhD and
  14. Francis J. Borgio, MSc, PhD
  1. From the Department of Physiology (Al Asoom, Rafique, Latif, Alsunni); from the College of Medicine (Alajmi, Alsudairi, AlShamlan, Almomaten, Alqarni, Alshammari); from the Department of Stem Cell Research (Almohazey); and from the Department of Genetic Research (Alsuwat, AbdulAzeez, Borgio), Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Address correspondence and reprints request to: Dr. Lubna I. Al Asoom, Physiology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: lasoom{at}iau.edu.sa ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-2367
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