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Why Do You Get Headaches After Sex?
Sometimes, it seems that those of us with Migraines and headaches just can't win. Looking at this form of headache can be one of those times. The International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders, Second Edition (ICHD-II) recognizes a form of headache called primary headache associated with sexual activity. There are two subtypes:
- preorgasmic headache and
- orgasmic headache
It's important to distinguish these forms of headache from Migraine triggered by...
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