The impact of sexual activity on idiopathic headaches: An observational study

Hambach, Anke; Evers, Stefan; Summ, Oliver; Husstedt, Ingo W.; Frese, A.

doi:10.1177/0333102413476374

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“…Moreover, although condom use has been actively encouraged for several decades, health care providers should support attempts to develop more pleasurable condoms (e.g., research by the Gates foundation) that would be more appealing to individuals, including those who have monogamy agreements with their partners (Pinkerton and Abramson, 1997;Doucleff, 2013). Lastly, it is important to promote findings indicating that sexual activity has positive physical and psychological health outcomes for adults (e.g., sexual intercourse provides benefits to the immune system, blood pressure reactivity, and the relief of migraines) (Charnetski and Brennan, 2004;Brody, 2006;Hambach et al, 2013). Therefore, partnered, consensual sexual activity itself is not inherently a risky or irresponsible behavior.…”

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confidence: 99%

Re-examining the effectiveness of monogamy as an STI-preventive strategy

Conley

Matsick

Moors

et al. 2015

Preventive Medicine

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Re-examining the effectiveness of monogamy as an STI-preventive strategy

Conley

Matsick

Moors

et al. 2015

Preventive Medicine

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“…compared 23 migraine patients to 36 with tension-type headache (TTH), found significantly higher sexual desire in migraine sufferers than in patients with TTH and hypothesized that similar serotonergic phenomena may modulate both migraine and sexual desire [ 11 ]. In another questionnaire study, one third of 306 migraine patients reported experiences with sexual activity during an attack and 60 % experienced pain relief after sexual activity [ 12 ].…”

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Similar impact of multiple sclerosis and migraine on sexual function in women

Salhofer‐Polanyi

Wöber

Prohazka

et al. 2016

Wien Klin Wochenschr

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SummaryBackgroundSexuality is an integral part of overall health but the impact of neurological diseases on sexual function still receives too little attention.AimThe aim of this case control study was to compare frequencies and characteristics of sexual dysfunction in women with stable relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) and migraine.MethodsSexually active women aged 18–50 years were recruited at the MS and headache outpatient clinics of a university hospital and asked to complete questionnaires on sexual function using the multiple sclerosis intimacy and sexuality questionnaire (MSISQ-19) adapted for patients with migraine, depression using the Beck depression inventory (BDI-II) and quality of life using the short form-36 questionnaire (SF-36).ResultsAt least one symptom of sexual dysfunction was “almost always” or “always” present in 35.7 % of 42 patients with MS and in 22.6 % of 30 patients with migraine (p = 0.3). The MSISQ-19 total score did not differ between the two groups (31.6 ± 10.8 vs. 28.2 ± 11.6, respectively, p = 0.2). Sexual dysfunction was categorized as primary, secondary and tertiary in 66.7 %, 40 % and 33.3 % of MS patients and in 57.1 % (p = 0.7), 71.4 % (p = 0.2) and 71.4 % (p = 0.1) of migraine patients, respectively. Depressive symptoms were more common in women with sexual dysfunction than in those without both in MS (p = 0.001) and migraine (p = 0.006). The SF-36 showed decreasing quality of life with increasing MSISQ-19 sum scores (mental subscale p < 0.001 and physical subscale p = 0.04).ConclusionsSexual dysfunction is a major problem both in women with MS and in women with migraine and is strongly associated with comorbid depression and impaired quality of life. Thus, categorizing sexuality as done by MSISQ-19 is limited by its complex biopsychosocial interactions.

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“…However, previous studies have shown that sexual intercourse improves physical and mental health. For example, sex can reduce pain (Hambach, Evers, Summ, Husstedt, & Frese, 2013) and the risk of cardiovascular disease (Hall, Shackelton, Rosen, & Araujo, 2010). One or two times per week can increase an individual's antibody concentration by 30% and strengthen the immune system (immunoglobulin A, IgA).…”

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Changes in sexual life experienced by women in Taiwan after receiving treatment for breast cancer

Chang

et al. 2019

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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As the number of breast cancer survivors increases, these patients with sexual problems also increase. For breast cancer survivors, sexual problems are a common and painful experience. Although breast cancer survivors often encounter sexual problems, Taiwanese women are culturally conservative and patients rarely discuss sex problems with clinicians. In this study, we used qualitative methods to better understand the changes in sexual life and related care strategies for breast cancer survivors. Twenty interviews were conducted on clinical patients enrolled in hospitals that received breast cancer treatment. The data were analysed by performing a constant comparative analysis. Three themes emerged: the causes of changes in sexual life, internal response strategies and external response strategies. Ten subthemes were identified. Changes in sexual life in patients with breast cancer in this study included changes related to body image, influence of friends and family, age, genital problems, and illegal love of a partner. Breast cancer survivors can tolerate and regulate sexual life changes by adopting internal and external response strategies. Medical staff must be sensitive and must understand strategies for dealing with sexual life changes that may occur during cancer adjustment and how these strategies can help women’s well-being in the rest of their lives.

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The impact of sexual activity on idiopathic headaches: An observational study

Abstract: The majority of patients with migraine or cluster headache do not have sexual activity during headache attacks. Our data suggest, however, that sexual activity can lead to partial or complete relief of headache in some migraine and a few cluster headache patients.

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Re-examining the effectiveness of monogamy as an STI-preventive strategy

Re-examining the effectiveness of monogamy as an STI-preventive strategy

Similar impact of multiple sclerosis and migraine on sexual function in women

Changes in sexual life experienced by women in Taiwan after receiving treatment for breast cancer

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