Sex headaches are brought on by sexual activity — especially an orgasm. You may notice a dull ache in your head and neck that builds up as sexual excitement increases. Or, more commonly, you may experience a sudden, severe headache just before or during orgasm. Most sex headaches are nothing to worry about.
Sex may be a natural way to treat migraines, cluster headaches
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Sex may relieve migraine pain for some people who suffer from the intense headaches, new research suggests. The finding, published in the March issue of the journal Cephalalgia, found that sexual activity relieved the pain of migraines or cluster headaches, severe, one-sided recurring head pains, for up to a third of patients. Some of the patients even reported using sex as a kind of headache therapy. The researchers aren't sure why this happens, but hypothesize that the rush of endorphins, the brain's natural painkillers, during sex may numb the pain of migraines. Many stimuli, from sunlight to lightning, can trigger migraines.
Why sex is a 'better headache cure rather than painkillers'
Primary headache associated with sexual activity, previously known as orgasmic or pre-orgasmic headache, is a rare headache type brought on by or occurring only during or after sexual activity. People with new or never-evaluated headache associated with sexual activity should be carefully assessed by their doctor for an underlying cause and considered for imaging of their brain and the blood vessels in their head to exclude conditions like subarachnoid hemorrhage, arterial dissection and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. Primary headache associated with sexual activity is commonly described as bilateral on both sides of head and often located occipitally back of the head.
Sex stirs up lots of emotions, chemicals and other reactions within the body. This type of migraines occur most often in people ages 20 to 60, with it most commonly first occurring around age The head pain and other migraine symptoms can sometimes arise with sexual activity and also with masturbation.