Sexual headache is first considered to be caused by physiological factors, but may also be caused by pathologic factors, such as vascular headache, hypertension and so on.
1. Physiological factors:
In the process of sexual life, blood flows rapidly, due to sexual excitement, sex hormone secretion rises, can stimulate blood vessels, local muscle contraction, resulting in a gradual increase in intracranial pressure caused by sexual headache.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) vascular headache: the causes of vascular headache include emotional disorders and cerebrovascular disease, which can lead to emotional excitement, nausea, vomiting and head boring pain, and can lead to increased intracerebral pressure causing headache during sex.
(2) Hypertension: the cause of hypertension has not yet been fully clarified, with genetic factors, poor lifestyle and other causes, usually manifested as dizziness, dizziness, chest tightness and numbness of the limbs, etc., sexual intercourse, the blood pressure further increase, stimulate the blood vessel wall caused by headaches.
Sex headache may also be cerebral vasospasm, migraine and other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.