Women have headaches after sex

Normal sex life for couples is also a process of balancing yin and yang. As long as it is not too frequent, it is very beneficial to the health of both people. Both parties can feel happy during sex. However, some people will feel a little uncomfortable after sex. For example, people who have headaches after sex may have vascular headaches caused by excessive excitement causing congestion in the brain and reduced blood flow after the excitement decreases. So why do women have headaches after sex?

The clinical manifestations of headache during sex can be generally divided into the following three types:

1. Vascular headache: This type is the most common, accounting for about 70%. It occurs before sexual intercourse or at the peak of sexual desire, with rapid speed and intensity, and is confined to the forehead or back of the head. It is explosive or pulsating, lasting from a few minutes to a few hours; later it turns into mild dull pain, which can last for about 48 hours. About 1/4 of patients have a family history of migraine. Sometimes it may be accompanied by palpitations, but vomiting rarely occurs and mental confusion is occasionally seen. If the head and neck are kept in a low position during intercourse, the attack may be avoided.

2. Tension headache: This type of headache accounts for about 25% of headaches during sex. It occurs in the early stages of sexual intercourse and is most severe during orgasm. It manifests as dull pain or tightness in the entire head or occipital area, lasting from a few hours to a few days.

3. Low-pressure headache: This type is rare, accounting for about 5%. The patient suddenly develops a headache, which improves spontaneously after 2 to 3 weeks, but may recur after having sex again. The headache is mostly located under the occipital bone and has a clear relationship with the body position. The headache worsens when standing upright and is accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

Reasons for bleeding after sex:

1. Abnormal cervical development: Abnormal cervical development is a sign of cervical epithelial cell cancer.

Having multiple sexual partners, having intercourse before age 18, becoming pregnant before age 16, or having a history of sexually transmitted diseases can increase the likelihood of abnormal cervical development. It is usually treated by performing cryosurgery.

2. Chlamydia infection: The viral infection is usually transmitted through sexual intercourse and with sperm, vaginal fluid or blood.

3. Gonorrhea: a sexually transmitted disease caused by a virus.

This disease can be cured by many medications.

4. Vaginitis or cervicitis: It may be inflammation of the vagina or cervix, caused by tumor or viral infection. Treatment depends on the cause.

5. Cervical polyps: Cervical polyps are a type of growth on the endocervix, or a hairless, red or purple, finger-shaped tumor on the endocervix.