Oral sex and headaches

They can also be situational specific: For example, a colleague of mine is treating a woman who experienced headaches primarily when she was on top. Sex Headaches: Rare, Scary, and Usually Harmless One respondent to our survey about vaginal dryness mentioned that she had been looking forward to menopause because she expected to get fewer migraines. A pre-orgasmic headache is a dull ache that builds as sexual tension increases. Fulbright is a sex educator, relationship expert, columnist and founder of Sexuality Source Inc. If not treated, they can result in disability or death. The orgasmic headache—which is anything but—is described as explosive and excruciating.

Have your headaches been continuous or intermittent? Research backs up the finding: A study published in February in the journal Cephalagia found that 60 percent of people who had sex during a migraine attack experienced some improvement in their headache symptoms. In fact, many migraine sufferers don't like to be touched when they have the headaches, because the episodes make them sensitive to light, noises and other sensations, he said.