What Is Coital Cephalalgia?

Refers to the headache that occurs during sexual activity, showing a benign course, also known as benign sexual intercourse headache. Emotional tension is a common trigger.

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Sexual headache definition

Refers to the headache that occurs during sexual activity, showing a benign course, also known as benign sexual intercourse headache. Emotional tension is a common trigger.

Sexual headache details

The occurrence of this disease has both vascular and muscle contraction factors. During sexual intercourse, sympathetic nerve excitement causes blood pressure to rise, heart rate to rise, and cranial pressure to increase, and at the same time, the whole body skeletal muscle is in a highly contracted state, which can cause pain-sensitive structures to be stimulated and cause headaches.

This headache can be caused by masturbation or sexual intercourse, there is no obvious difference between men and women. With the increase of excitement, bilateral dull head pain or swelling pain occurs. When the orgasm is reached, the headache is very severe, and the headache usually lasts for half an hour to one day. Stopping sexual activity before reaching orgasm can prevent or reduce headaches.

For the treatment of benign sexual intercourse headache, propranolol or indomethacin can be used to prevent seizures, or muscle relaxants such as diazepam can be selected.

For patients with hypertension and those who have never had headaches before sexual intercourse, and severe headaches after sudden sexual intercourse, the possibility of cerebral hemorrhage should be considered. Young adults suddenly have headaches during sexual intercourse and often have the possibility of subarachnoid hemorrhage. They should seek medical treatment in time to make a clear diagnosis.