Cures for Semen Allergy
• Sexual Health
Some women are allergic to proteins produced by the prostate gland or byproducts of their partner’s diet. Despite the headlines associated with the article more frequent copulation isn’t the only option. There are several techniques for exposing women to the allergen in a pattern that will desensitize her to the substances.
While the prevalence of semen allergy is not known, the condition does exist and should be considered as a possible diagnosis for women who report symptoms that occur shortly after intercourse. Symptoms may include itching, burning and swelling in the genital area. In the most severe cases, hives or swelling may appear elsewhere on the body and the woman may experience difficulty breathing.
Women who are “allergic” to their husband or partner’s semen
Women are not in all cases allergic to semen itself, but to chemicals in the semen from food, beverages or medications the man has had, ranging from penicillin to compounds in walnuts. However, “this is rare, even more rare than semen allergy itself,” Resnick said.
“Treatment failure is associated with couples who do not engage in frequent intercourse that re-exposes the patient to the allergen,” Resnick says in a news release.
“Patients not living near their partners can refrigerate or freeze specimens so they can continue frequent exposure,” he says.
Like any immunotherapy, the allergy shots or seminal challenge must be started in a facility equipped to treat hypersensitive patients for any severe anaphylactic shock reactions.
Since such life-threatening reactions are possible any time an allergic person encounters an allergen, Resnick recommends that women with semen allergiesallergies keep a self-injectable epinephrine kit on hand.