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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
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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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, Francis J. Borgio
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