How To Deal With A Sex Headache

March 19, 2015

Yes, it’s a real thing! A sex headache, also known as coital cephalgia, is more common in women than men.

What Is A Sex Headache?
A sex headache is mostly brought on when you are at your sexual peak, just reaching orgasm. You may suddenly feel a dull throbbing in your head or neck that builds up as your sexual excitement increases. In severe cases, you may experience a sharp headache just when you are about to orgasm or during.

What Your Doctor May Ask
If you notice a pattern in these headaches, make an appointment with your doctor as soon as you can. Here’s a list of questions you may be asked.

When did you first experience the sex headache?
Did it suddenly start and increase, or was it a throbbing pain?
Did you feel it before your orgasm or during?
Do you get the headaches each time you have sex, or sometimes?
Do you have any other symptoms during this time, besides the headache?
Do you feel the headache at other times too?
Does anyone in your family have migraine attacks or known sex headaches?
Does anything help with your headaches?
Does anything worsen your headaches?

Modes Of Treatment
Your doctor may suggest the following line of treatment, based on your condition:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Your doctor may suggest an MRI to find the underlying cause of the headache. A magnetic field and radio waves will be used to create cross-sectional images of the areas within your brain.
Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan: If you experienced the headache less than 48 hours ago, your doctor may suggest a CT scan. An X-ray unit rotates around your body and a computer helps create cross-sectional images of your head and your brain.
Angiogram: A cerebral angiogram can show the arteries of your brain and neck. A thin, flexible tube is threaded through your blood vessel. It starts around your groin and reaches an artery in your neck. The doctor will inject a contrasting material in the tube to create images of the arteries in your neck and brain.
Spinal Tap: Your doctor will remove a small quantity of the fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord to assess bleeding or any kind of infection.