Benign Masturbatory Cephalalgia
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor.— Benign orgasmic cephalalgia is a well-described entity, most likely of vascular origin, that occurs with a male preponderance. Previous reports have dealt with this type of headache occurring during sexual intercourse, and some authors believe that the preorgasmic relationship is a contributing factor.1,2 We describe the case of a woman in whom typical orgasmic cephalalgia developed during masturbation; to our knowledge, this association has not been previously...