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Everyone has heard the jokes about headaches and sex. "Honey, can I get you an aspirin?" Well you know the line. The truth is, there are those who experience piercing headaches during an orgasm...

Everyone has heard the jokes about headaches and sex. “Honey, can I get you an aspirin?” Well you know the line. The truth is, there are those who experience piercing headaches during an orgasm and that is something to be concerned about.

Any form of sexual activity can trigger a headache, especially an orgasm. Any form of sexual activity can be the trigger, including masturbation, intercourse, and oral sex. Anything that leads to orgasm can trigger a headache.

The headache may start as a dull thud or ache in the neck or head that continues to build as excitement increases. Sometimes the headache will appear as a stabbing pain during or just before an orgasm.

There are two types of headaches associated with sex. The most prevalent one is the one that occurs without warning within just a few seconds before or after orgasm. The pain is often stabbing or throbbing for this headache. The second form of headache is a dull ache that begins on both sides of the head. The pressure increases as the excitement of the sexual act increases.

Sexual headaches sometimes last only a few minutes but others may stick around for a few hours. This form of headache usually will occur for several months in a row and then disappear for a while. Sometimes a patient will go for more than a year without experiencing another sexual headache.

The causes of sex headaches may the body’s response to increased blood pressure. This causes the cerebral vessels to dilate, which can cause pain. A sex headache may also occur because of tightening head and neck muscles while having sex.

Factors that may lead to or be associated with a sex headache include:

* Low blood sugar
* Birth control pills
* Anemia
* Sinus infection
* Anemia
* Smoking marijuana
* Glaucoma

Sex headaches are more common in men that women because they are not hormone based. You may want to seek medical advice if you not normally prone to headaches or are experiencing sex headaches for the first time. A doctor may recommend medical tests to decide that no other serious medical disorder exists. Tests include a CT scan, which uses x-rays of cross sections of your brain. An MRI exam also shows a cross section of the brain using radio waves and magnetic fields.

An angiogram may also be ordered to see the arteries of the neck and brain. The doctor will thread a thin tube through a blood vessel starting at the leg and continuing to your neck. A contrast dye is inserted and allows an x-ray to see if there are any abnormalities in those arteries that could be causing these headaches.

A more serious test may involve a spinal tap. That test requires a lumbar puncture with a small amount of fluid taken as a sample to be tested. This will show if there is any bleeding or infection present in the spinal cord.

Treatments for sex headaches include beta-blockers, which should be taken daily to prevent sex headaches and are only prescribed for those with prolonged or frequent attacks. An anti-inflammatory drug and Triptans may be taken an hour before sex to prevent headaches.

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