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Orgasms And Migraines
Does the "Big O" cause or stop headaches and Migraine?
We've all heard the old joke, "Not tonight, dear. I have a headache." Right? Surprisingly enough, for some people, there definitely is a correlation between sexual activity and headache or Migraine that can be good!
The Bad News First
For some people, sexual activity can cause headaches and trigger Migraine attacks called coital cephalgia (headache), exertional headache, or exertionally-triggered Migraine. Such headaches may be...
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