Talk:Sexual headache

Three conditions
I've divided the presentation section into three: Early coital cephalgia (pre-orgasmic), Orgasmic coital cephalgia (orgasmic) and late coital cephalgia (post-orgasmic). It appears to me that pre-orgasmic, orgasmic and post-orgasmic are distinct forms of coital cephalalgia which share little, if anything, in common. --Glen Searle (talk) 18:05, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Cephalgia or Cephalalgia?
I believe this page's title and subject's appellation, and consistent mentions of the latter elsewhere, are erroneous as "coital cephalgia" [sic], the term applied to the phenomenon on Wikipedia, diverges with what would be the term if the more commonly used medical term for headache (in this or any other context), cephalalgia, were used. I propose modifying this page to correct this error and moving it to en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Coital_cephalalgia, thereafter creating a redirect page here directing incoming traffic to said page. Further, under such pages as en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headache, appropriate alterations should be made to reflect the aforementioned modifications.Earthliberator 20:57, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know enough about this topic to be sure, but I am inclined to agree with Earthliberator. A google search of cephalalgia yields 372,000 hits, while cephalgia has only 43,200 .  These numbers seem to indicate to me that both words are used, but cephalalgia is definitely more prevalent. Imaginaryoctopus(talk) 06:28, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

The article on headache has A headache (medically known as cephalalgia, sometimes spelled as cephalgia) so it looks like both are accepted, but cephalalgia is more proper. I'll move this page. Nik42 02:54, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Page should specify if or if not condition is long/short term
I remember i was hit in the head unconscious with a basketball when i was 21 i had this condition for 3 weeks following the incident but it went.

Yes, for me the condition is chronic.

Anon: As orgasm triggered occipital neuralgia, it's only long term insomuch as the soft tissue around the neck and spine degenerates with age or lack of exercise/elasticity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.45.246.178 (talk) 14:54, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Not to prescribe
The second line of this article is prescribing a drug. I don't think it is good to have wikipedia prescribing drugs. I think a neutral language should be applied. Instead of saying take this drug it should either not say anything or say that taking that drug works in some cases and the usual "consult a physician" clause.  franklin  00:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Take for example the tone used in the Treatment section.  franklin   00:16, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Removed from the article
I have removed the following uncited material from the article:


 * "Rapid deep breathing (overbreathing to the point of becoming dizzy) has been found to relieve the pain within a minute or two."

Is there any evidence for this? It certainly shouldn't be in the article without a cite to a reliable source backing it up. -- Chronulator (talk) 00:26, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

This didn't work for me, I tried it while hooked up to a blood oxygen monitor. --Glen Searle (talk) 18:08, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Move to sexual headache
I propose moving this page to "sexual headache". Coital cephalalgia has 120 hits on Google Scholar, while sexual headache has 341. Sexual headache is also clearer and more accurate, since coitus (heterosexual intercourse) does not specifically cause these headaches. KateWishing (talk) 21:07, 15 April 2015 (UTC)


 * You can go ahead and move it per WP:Common name. We can cite the alternative name in the lead, per WP:Alternative title, or lower in the article if lower is preferred. Another thing to keep in mind is what term is the most commonly used term in up-to-date medical sources for this condition; see Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles. Flyer22 (talk) 21:16, 15 April 2015 (UTC)