You love your man and you do want to have a pleasurable sex with him. But every time you have fun in bed you get obnoxious lesions on the skin, swelling, itching, and it feels as if your lady parts were on fire. Is it crazy to think that you might be somehow allergic to sex? Doctors say it\u2019s very possible. Sex-related allergies are as real as a hangover after a night out with friends. If you have observed some of the symptoms mentioned above during or after having sex, then you are definitely allergic to either\u00a0 seminal fluid, latex, or even tree nuts.<\/p>\n
Sperm allergy affects approximately 40, 000 women in the United States alone<\/strong>. It\u2019s called Human Seminal\u00a0 Plasma Hypersensitivity (HSPY), and is a rare allergic reaction to the proteins found in the sperm. Rashes caused by HSPY can be very painful and it can take up to three weeks to heal.<\/p>\n You may discover you are allergic to sperm the first time you have sex<\/strong>. But not necessarily! This type of allergy may occur with one partner, but not with another. Women who have HSPY are not as a rule allergic to the sperm of every man! This means that if a rash breaks out every time you do it with John, it\u2019s probably John who\u2019s to blame for that. It\u2019s one particular protein in John\u2019s semen your body reacts to.<\/p>\n Men find it hard to believe.<\/strong>One reason why some couples separate is that the woman claims she is allergic to her man\u2019s sperm, while he finds this claim preposterous. In such cases, the man is prone to assume that the women is using just a more creative excuse than a headache for not having sex with him.<\/p>\n If you break out shortly after ejaculation it can be caused by something your partner has\u2026ingested.<\/strong>Everything you eat and drink goes directly into the body fluids, including semen. If you have an allergic reaction during and after sex, you should ask your man what medication he is taking because you might be allergic not to his semen per se, but to some of the components in his prescribed drug.<\/p>\n The symptoms may occur after a long period of abstinence.<\/strong>As long as the couple is having regular sexual intercourses, the woman is less likely to feel discomfort. But she can lose her tolerance to the sperm during periods of abstinence due to pregnancy and childbirth. Once the fun part resumes, however, she can have a brutal allergic reaction.<\/p>\n The female\u2019s body defence system mistakes the sperm protein for a foreign body with evil intentions<\/strong>. The scientists don\u2019t know yet for sure what triggers the allergy, but what they are certain about one thing – when the plasma enters the vagina, the antibodies attach to the tissue of the vaginal walls, causing an allergic reaction.<\/p>\n