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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2010 Dec 10;95(3):895–899. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.11.037

TABLE 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria of migraine study.

Criteria
Study inclusion
 Age 17–45 y
 Intact reproductive organs
 Excellent health other than pelvic pain
 At least a 3-mo history of pelvic pain
 Less than grade III overweight or body mass index <40 kg/m2
 Regular, cyclic menses
 No desire for pregnancy for the duration of the study
Study exclusion
 Known cause of pelvic pain other than endometriosis
 Significant laboratory abnormalities
 Hysterectomy or bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
 Pregnancy or lactation
 Use of hormonal contraception, selective estrogen receptor modulators, progestins, estrogens, steroids, or ovulation induction in the last 3 months
 Other medical or surgical treatment for endometriosis in the prior 6 months
 Untreated abnormal Papanicolaou smear or other gynecologic condition
 History of stroke, complicated migraine, or documented transient ischemic attack
 History of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or retinal vein thrombosis

Karp. Migraine, pelvic pain, and endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2011.