Not Tonight, I Have a Headache?

Houle, Timothy T.; Dhingra, Lara; Remble, Thomas A.; Rokicki, Lori A.; Penzien, Donald

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00470.x

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“…Some earlier studies compared migraine patients with healthy controls, 8,9 and one study compared migraine patients with tension-type headache patients. 18 Our results suggest that people suffering from headaches experience dysfunction in all domains of sexuality relative to those who are healthy.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…In a study, they conducted relying on the assumption that migraines and sex drive could be modified by similar serotonergic systems, Houle et al 18 found that those who suffered from migraines reported a higher sex drive than those suffering from tension-type headaches. In our study, we did not use a specific scale to evaluate sex drive, such as the Sexual Desire Inventory, 19 whereas Houle et al 18 did; and this might account for our failure to detect any such difference. In further studies, it would be advantageous to assess sex drive in different subgroups of headache patient using a more detailed survey instrument.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In further studies, it would be advantageous to assess sex drive in different subgroups of headache patient using a more detailed survey instrument. Another potential source of the conflicting results could be that Houle et al 18 conducted their study using a non-clinic sample with a broad age range. Some features of migraine, such as attack frequency, may vary depending upon whether the population is derived from a clinic or not.…”

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Sexual dysfunction in women with migraine versus tension-type headaches: a comparative study

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The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of sexual dysfunction between patients with tension-type headaches (T), migraines (M) and healthy controls (C) in order to investigate the relationship between sexual dysfunction and the features of headaches. The population comprised of 44 patients with M, 30 with T and 30 with C. They have completed Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX), Visual Analog Scale. The number of sexual activities over the past 30 days and the frequency of masturbation behavior in C were considerably higher than those in the headache groups. The averages for ASEX item no. 1, 2, 3 and 4 were significantly higher in those with M versus C; and both the subscales and total scores of ASEX were also higher in those with T than C. The mean score for ASEX item no. 3 and the total ASEX score were significantly higher in T versus M. In both headache groups, no significant relationship was observed between headache features and ASEX. The present study showed that patients with either M or T do experience problems in several aspects of sexuality compared with C. Further research is essential to augment our understanding of the sexual dysfunction in this field.

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Sexual dysfunction in women with migraine versus tension-type headaches: a comparative study

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“…Given that chronic illnesses are related to sexual dysfunction [1], migraine as a chronic condition mainly seen in women is known to negatively affect quality of life [2] as well as sexual function [3-6]. Several studies have investigated the relationship between headache and sexual function.…”

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“…This study also showed that both patient groups with tension type headache and migraine had high levels of anxiety and depression, but that depression did not show a positive correlation with sexual distress in migraineurs. On the other hand, some authors have suggested that migraine sufferers have higher levels of sexual desire than those suffering from tension type headache [6]. …”

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The relation of sexual function to migraine-related disability, depression and anxiety in patients with migraine

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BackgroundDepression and anxiety are two phenomena that affect quality of life as well as sexual function. Depression and anxiety levels are reported to be high in migraine sufferers. We aimed to understand whether sexual function in women with migraine was associated to migraine-related disability and frequency of migraine attacks, and whether this relationship was modulated by depressive and anxiety symptoms.MethodsAs migraine is more commonly seen in females, a total of 50 women with migraine were included. The diagnosis of migraine with or without aura was confirmed by two specialists in Neurology, according to the second edition of International Headache Society (IHS) International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) in 2004. Migraine disability assessment scale score, female sexual function index scores, Beck depression inventory score and Beck anxiety inventory scores.ResultsMean MIDAS score was 19.3 ± 12.8, and mean number of migraine attacks per month were 4.3 ± 2.7. Mean Female Sexual Function Index score was 20.9 ± 5.9 and 90% of patients had sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction was not related to MIDAS score or frequency and severity of attacks. No relationship between sexual function and anxiety was found, whereas severity of depressive symptoms was closely related to sexual function. Depressive symptoms affected all dimensions of sexual function, except for pain.ConclusionSexual dysfunction seemed to be very common in our patients with migraine, while not related to migraine related disability, frequency of attacks and migraine severity or anxiety. The most important factor that predicted sexual function was depression, which was also independent of disease severity and migraine related disability. While future larger scale studies are needed to clarify the exact relationship, depressive and sexual problems should be properly addressed in all patients with migraine, regardless of disease severity or disability.

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Management of erectile dysfunction in neurological patients

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2016

Male Sexual Dysfunction

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Not Tonight, I Have a Headache?

Cited by 23 publications

References 23 publications

Sexual dysfunction in women with migraine versus tension-type headaches: a comparative study

Sexual dysfunction in women with migraine versus tension-type headaches: a comparative study

The relation of sexual function to migraine-related disability, depression and anxiety in patients with migraine

Management of erectile dysfunction in neurological patients

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