Can Sex Cure a Headache?

• New research shows that getting it on is a great pain reliever

The next time your head’s pounding, you might want to grab your man—not just your meds. Turns out, getting it on may help relieve pain from migraines and cluster headaches, according to a new study published in the journal Cephalalgia. 

Researchers from the University of Munster in Germany surveyed 800 migraine patients and 200 patients who suffer from cluster headaches, a rare condition that affects about 1 percent of the population and consists of sudden, intensely painful headaches. Each participant was surveyed about whether or not sexual activity had an impact on the intensity of their symptoms. Sixty percent of migraine patients said that having sex helped reduce their migraine pain—especially good news for women since about 70 percent of migraine sufferers across the world are female. As for those with cluster headaches, 37 percent of those who responded noted an improvement in their symptoms after having sex. Read more: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/can-sex-cure-a-headache

So that's why sex is an anti-climax for many women: No, it's not always your man's fault.

For years a taboo subject, orgasm has also been one of the more elusive areas for scientists to research. Nonetheless, there have been tantalising revelations recently about just what goes on in the body and brain during orgasm.

Scientists are also discovering its health benefits: the resulting rush of blood to the head is better for the brain than doing a crossword, one U.S. researcher recently claimed. It's also thought to act as a stressbuster, reduce pain and ease depression, while one study even suggested the greater the frequency of orgasms, the longer you'll live.

Yet only a third of women say they regularly experience one, and one in ten reports never having had one at all. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2566964/So-thats-sex-anti-climax-women-No-not-mans-fault-From-Pill-bad-circulation-health-problem-blame.html