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By Mayo Clinic staffThere are two types of sex headaches. The most common variety gives no warning and occurs within a few seconds of an orgasm. Pain is often described as throbbing or stabbing. The other variety of sex headache often begins as a dull ache on both sides of the head and builds gradually over a matter of minutes before an orgasm, typically intensifying as sexual excitement increases.
Most sex headaches last a few minutes. Others may linger for a few hours. Many people who have sex headaches will experience them in clusters for a few months, and then go for more than a year without any sex headaches.
