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, 3^rd 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.

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印度偏头痛患者的勃起功能障碍

背景：偏头痛是全世界原发性头痛的常见原因之一。偏头痛显着影响家庭和社交活动。偏头痛也会影响患者的性功能。到目前为止，印度还没有发表的研究对男性偏头痛患者的勃起功能进行了研究。这项研究旨在寻找男性偏头痛患者的勃起功能障碍。材料和方法：本病例对照研究旨在寻找男性偏头痛患者是否存在勃起功能障碍及其影响因素。研究了 30 名年龄匹配的患有偏头痛和没有偏头痛的男性。国际头痛学会的国际头痛疾病分类，第 3^版版，用于诊断有或没有先兆的偏头痛。偏头痛残疾评估量表用于评估偏头痛相关的残疾，数字量表用于评估头痛的严重程度，偏头痛特异性生活质量问卷用于评估生活质量，国际勃起功能指数评分用于评估勃起功能。结果：病例的平均年龄为 38.83 ± 5.7 岁，对照组的平均年龄为 38.63 ± 5.3 岁。80% 的偏头痛患者出现勃起功能障碍，而对照组中没有人出现勃起功能障碍。患有勃起功能障碍的人头痛更严重，严重致残。结论：勃起功能障碍在偏头痛中很常见。勃起功能障碍与严重致残性偏头痛呈显着负相关。