Abstract
Short-lasting chronic testosterone administration did not change the course of cluster headache in seven chronic sufferers, whereas it enhanced sexual excitement in comparison with male control subjects who received the same treatment. We postulate that the sexual excitement induced in cluster headache sufferers by chronic treatment with testosterone relates to an impairment of neuronal modulation in this disorder.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Clinical Trial
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Chronic Disease
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Cluster Headache / drug therapy*
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Cluster Headache / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Hypothalamus / physiology
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Libido / drug effects
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nociceptors / physiology
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Sexual Behavior / drug effects*
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Sexual Behavior / physiology
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Testosterone / pharmacology
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Testosterone / physiology
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Testosterone / therapeutic use*