Men sometimes complain that their wives
usually develop headache around bedtime,
leaving them with no choice than to allow
madam have her deserved rest .
However , researchers have said that the best
cure for headache is that three- letter word , S -
E - X ! And it is as natural as it comes!
Far from using a headache as an excuse to skip
sex, researchers at the University of Munster,
Germany , have concluded that sex can actually
provide relief for migraine and cluster
headache sufferers .
The scientists say when you have sex, it
triggers the release of endorphins , the body ’ s
natural painkillers , via the central nervous
system , which will consequently reduce, or
even eliminate , a headache .
Their research , reported in the journal of the
International Headache Society , Cephalalgia ,
found that more than half of migraine sufferers
who had sex during an episode experienced an
improvement in symptoms .
One in five patients left without any pain at all ,
while others , in particular male sufferers ,
“ even used sexual activity as a therapeutic
tool ” , they added .
The scientists note that the majority of patients
with migraine or cluster headache do not have
sexual activity during headache attacks , hence
their ignorance about the healing power of sex.
“ Our data suggest that sexual activity can lead
to partial or complete relief of headache in
some migraine and a few cluster headache
patients .
“ Our results show that sexual activity during a
migraine attack might relieve or even stop an
attack in some cases, and that sexual activity in
the presence of headache is not an unusual
behaviour . ”
They added : “ Sex can abort migraine and
cluster headache attacks , and sexual activity is
used by some patients as acute headache
treatment . ”
In their research , entitled “ The impact of sexual
activity on idiopathic headaches : An
observational study , ” the team of neurologists
investigated whether sex can trigger headaches .
They also wanted to establish whether there
was any substance to anecdotal suggestions
that it could actually ease symptoms of
migraine and cluster , also known as one - sided,
headaches .
So , next time you feel a headache coming on ,
skip the painkillers and reach for your sweetie
instead .