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Sexuality and headache

E Del Bene, C Conti, M Poggioni

    Advances in Neurology
    |January 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Sexual arousal can occur during migraine attacks, affecting 10% of sufferers. While some sexual behaviors were similar to controls, masturbation frequency was reduced, and sexual excitement varied by gender in headache patients.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neurology
    • Sexology
    • Clinical Psychology

    Background:

    • Headache disorders, particularly migraines, affect a significant portion of the population.
    • Previous research suggests potential correlations between idiopathic headache and sexual behavior.
    • The phenomenon of sexual arousal during headache attacks is not widely studied.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the occurrence and characteristics of sexual arousal during migraine attacks.
    • To explore potential differences in sexual behavior between individuals with headaches and controls.
    • To examine gender-specific variations in sexual experiences among headache sufferers.

    Main Methods:

    • A questionnaire-based study involving 362 headache sufferers and a control group.

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  • Detailed daily logs of sexual experiences, headache occurrences, and sleep hours for one month.
  • Clinical investigations were performed on a subset of 16 headache sufferers.

    • Main Results:

    • Ten percent of headache sufferers reported experiencing sexual arousal during migraine attacks.
    • Masturbation frequency was significantly lower in headache sufferers compared to controls.
    • Increased sexual excitement and fantasies were observed in female headache sufferers, but not in males.

    Conclusions:

    • Sexual arousal is a reported phenomenon during migraine attacks in a subset of patients.
    • Headache sufferers exhibit altered sexual behavior patterns, notably reduced masturbation.
    • Gender differences exist in sexual excitement and fantasies related to headache conditions.