Sex relieves migraine for some sufferers
Sexual activity may relieve severe headaches for some migraine sufferers, according to a new study by Livescience.
Researchers from the University of Munster in Germany mailed surveys to 800 people who suffer from migraines and 200 who experience cluster headaches.
Participants answered questions about whether or not they engaged in sexual activity while they had headaches and how sex impacted the headache pain they experienced.
About one third of the people surveyed reported that they had some sort of sexual experience during a migraine or cluster headache.
Of the migraine sufferers who engaged in sexual activity during their migraines, 60 percent said that their pain was relieved afterward and one-third said that their pain worsened, reported LiveScience.
While sexual activity definitely isn't a cure-all for migraines, for some migraine sufferers, it might do the trick.
Neurologist Stefan Evers, the headache specialist who led the study, said he believes that the reason behind this pain relief might be the release of endorphins that occurs during sex, reported Discovery News.
Endorphins are essentially the body's personal stash of opiates and they have the ability to block pain.