Menstrually related migraine attacks occur usually between 2 days before and 3 days after the start of menstruation in at least 2 out of 3 menstrual cycles (periods) in a row. Pure menstrual migraine and menstrually related migraine are both migraines without auras with one exceptionally rare case with aura reported in 2012. The Menstrual Migraine Assessment Tool (MMAT) is a simple questionnaire with three questions, that has shown to be fairly accurate in diagnosing menstrual migraine (Tepper SJ, 2008). The three questions are:

Do migraines occur in the space of time 2 days before the beginning of a womans period, until the third day after the start of the period. And does this happen in most months. Do headaches that happen during this time become very severe. Does the woman experience photophobia which is when a medical problem cause light to bother a persons eyes.The answer to the first question has to be yes and there has to be at least one yes answer to either question 2 or question 3.In order to keep track of what time of the month the migraines happen it is helpful to use a headache diary. A person uses the headache diary to write down information about their headaches, like when they started, what kind of symptoms they had and how bad the pain was etc. Prevention
There are treatments which may decrease the severity or frequency of menstrual migraines. Preventative treatments for menstrual migraine should be tried for at least 3 menstruation cycles to determine effectiveness.
Auras are a kind of condition which affect certain parts of the brain, usually the parts that control vision but they can also affect the parts of the brain which control the other senses like touch, motor control (moving parts of the body) and the parts of the brain that control speech. Signs and symptoms
Warning symptoms
Warning symptoms also called prodrome symptoms often happen before a migraine attack. Sleepiness
Fatigue
Depression (feeling sad), euphoria (feeling very happy) or irritability
Restlessness
Excessive (too much) yawning
Food cravings especially for sweet or salty foods or loss of appetite
Increased thirst
Diarrhea
Nausea
Bloating: the body retains (keeps) too much water
Neck stiffness
Talkativeness (talking too much)
Feeling light-headed
Uterine pain and cramping

Headache
A pounding throbbing headache with the pain being on one side of the head (unilateral). The side of the head that has the pain changes from one headache to the next. Associated conditions
Often, having one medical condition makes it more likely a person will also have one or more other medical or psychiatric disorders. These other disorders are the "comorbid disorders" or "comorbidities". There are various comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions associated with migraines. The treatment and prognosis (if a disease gets better, worse or stays the same over time) of migraine is affected by the comorbid disorders which may be present and/or the chance of getting comorbid disorders. Asthma – Premenstrual asthma (PMA): is when asthma symptoms get worse during the premenstrual period. This condition may affect up to 40% of females with asthma.