Sex Makes More Migraine Care Than Aspirin

Sex Makes More Migraine Care Than Aspirin

Sex Makes More Migraine Care Than Aspirin: Researchers say that sex seems to be a way of curing migraines.

A team of neurologists has discovered that sexual activity can lead to partial or complete relief of headaches. The study, from the University of Munster in Germany, suggests that instead of using migraine as an excuse not to make love, making love can be more effective than taking analgesics.

Their research, published in the journal Cephalalgia [1], found that more than half of those who suffer from a migraine and who have sex during a migraine episode experience an improvement in symptoms.

One patient in five has no pain at all after, while others, especially men who suffer from a migraine, even use sexual activity as a therapeutic tool. They suggest that sexual intercourse releases endorphins, the natural pain relievers of the body, through the central nervous system which can, in turn, reduce or even eliminate a migraine.

"The majority of patients with migraines or headaches do not have sex during migraine attacks," the study concluded. "Our data, however, suggest that sexual activity can lead to partial or complete headache relief in patients with a migraine, as well as in some patients with vascular algia of the face."

"Our results show that sexual activity during a migraine attack could alleviate or even stop a seizure in some cases, and that sexual activity in the presence of a migraine is not unusual behavior."

They add that "sex can interrupt migraine attacks and vascular algia on the face, and sexual activity is used by some patients as a treatment for an acute migraine." In their research, the team of neurologists examined whether sexual relations could trigger migraines.

They also wanted to establish whether the anecdotal suggestions that this could also alleviate symptoms of a migraine and vascular algia of the face, a painful and disabling migraine that affects half of the head, had a background of truth.

An anonymous questionnaire was sent to 800 patients suffering from randomized migraine, and to 200 victims of vascular algia of the face. They asked about their experiences of sexual activity during a migraine attack, and how it affects the intensity of headaches.

More than one-third of migraine sufferers have had sexual intercourse during a crisis, and among these patients, almost two out of three reported an "improvement in their migraine attack". Almost three in four reported moderate to full relief, and one-third reported that it had worsened.

Among those who suffered from vascular algia of the face, almost a third had had sex during their crisis, with 37% who reported an improvement in their condition. More than 90% reported moderate to full relief, while 50% reported degradation.

The researchers added: "Some patients, especially migraineurs, even use sexual activity as a therapeutic tool"!

References :
[1] The impact of sexual activity on idiopathic headaches: An observational study. Cephalalgia.

What do we look first in a woman?

What do we look first in a woman?

What do we look first in a woman?: An eye-tracking technology (a technique that tracks and records eye movements to see what they are watching) has confirmed what women have known for a long time: people look more at their sexual parts and less at their faces when they Evaluate their appearance. The study, published in Sex Roles [1], found that women who had an "hourglass" shape, such as a big chest, a fine waist, and wider hips, frequently provoked such looks.

The study used this technology, which captured the gaze of men who glanced furtively at women to assess them quickly. Because of these glances, women can develop some social physical anxiety, and display a cognitive performance down or silent. This comes from the fact that this type of attention reduces them to the status of instruments in which their bodies are considered to be representative of their whole being.

Previous research has mainly used the experiences of this phenomenon reported by women themselves. But here researchers have used Eyelink II which is an eye-tracking system to examine how 29 women and 36 men responded to computer-manipulated photographs of the same group of mannequins but with different body shapes.

Researchers found that participants focused more on women's breasts and sizes, and less on faces when asked to "objectify" (relating to sexual objectification) by assessing their appearance rather than personality. This effect was more pronounced for women who had an "hourglass" body, idealized in western culture, and to a lesser extent by women with smaller breasts and wider hips that stem from the cultural ideals of the beauty.

Unlike their female counterparts, male participants made a distinction between women who had bodies of different shapes regardless of whether they focused on appearance or personality. Women with bodies close to their ideal ("hourglass" type or 90-60-90) were generally viewed more positively than women who had moderately or weakly ideal bodies.

Researchers believe that when a woman's appearance, rather than her personality, attracts a man, all women will experience this objective look (reducing to the status of sexual object) whatever shape their body. This is logical with an earlier proposition that a reproductive mature female body creates a shared cultural experience in which the bodies of all women (whatever their sex appeal) are constantly observed, evaluated and potentially objectified.

It is interesting to note that women also often see other women as objects. This corresponds to the idea that women could internalize the male gaze and self-objectify, and in turn use it to evaluate other women.

"To put it generally, people are more positive about a more attractive woman than one who is less attractive," says Gervais, author of the study. "However, attraction may also have its share of responsibility, because while evaluating them positively, those who re-examine focus less on individual characteristics and personality, such as faces, and more on parts of the Body of a seductive woman "

References :
[1] Sarah Gervais, Arianne Holland, Michael Dodd. My Eyes Are Up Here: The Nature of the Objectiveizing Gaze Toward Women. Sex Roles, 2013; DOI: 10.1007 / s11199-013-0316-x

Thought governs female orgasm

Thought governs female orgasm

Thought governs female orgasm: A study shows that women's orgasm may have a lot to do with their ability to focus on their bodies and focus their thoughts in a certain way.

Women in this study who reported regular orgasms during sexual intercourse seem to be more focused on the sensations of their bodies during sexual intercourse with their partners than women who have difficulty in having regular orgasms.

The researchers also found that women in their study who often have orgasms during sexual intercourse have more erotic thoughts during the sexual act than those who do not regularly have orgasms. However, both groups of women reported having equivalent amounts of erotic thoughts during their self-stimulation, without their partner being present.

The researchers did not expect the cognitive aspect of orgasm in women to be so important as what the results showed, explains Pascal De Sutter, author of the study of the University of Louvain in Belgium.

It seems that women do not have problems concentrating on erotic fantasies when they are alone, explains De Sutter. But women who do not have regular orgasms during sexual intercourse seem to have more difficulty concentrating their attention on the present moment when they have sex with their partner.

And problems with their appearance and weight can also distract some women, he adds.

For their study, the researchers recruited 251 French women aged between 18 and 67 years. This group consisted of 176 women who defined themselves as "orgasmic", meaning that they had regular orgasms during their intercourse and 75 women who defined themselves as "non-orgasmic", which means That they reported having difficulty reaching orgasm during sexual intercourse with their partners.

All women in the study were sexually active, with a frequency of sexual activity that varied between two and 90 times a month! Almost 90% of women were heterosexual. The women in this study responded to questions about their emotions, thoughts and behaviors that played a role in their ability to have an orgasm, both during sex and self-stimulation.

These results are in line with those of a preexisting study already published in 2011. This study found a link between the absence of erotic thoughts during intercourse and the difficulty in reaching orgasm in women. The study also found that women who had difficulty enjoying were more likely to be distracted by thoughts that were not related to sex during sex.

The researchers add that the importance of using erotic thoughts during sex is particularly interesting. They suggest that women can use certain techniques to increase their ability to focus on their physical sensations.

Some approaches in the treatment of attention, aimed at correcting sexual disorders, can be very useful. This type of treatment aims to help women focus on the present moment during intercourse, and thus increase their excitement to reach orgasm.

Women also show differences according to age, younger women are more likely to have problems reaching orgasm than older women, the researchers said. This shows that there may be a "learning" aspect to being able to achieve orgasm more regularly and more easily, such as by using erotic thoughts.