Posted on 11/13/2006 1:16:59 PM PST by Millee
Women can be allergic to sex with men, but doctors are finding women can overcome this allergy through regular sex combined with treatments derived from semen.
"It's really a very rare condition, but it does happen," allergist and immunologist David Resnick at New York Presbyterian Hospital told LiveScience.
Semen allergy symptoms can include itching, burning and swelling in the genitals. In the most severe cases, hives or swelling might appear elsewhere on the body and the woman might experience difficulty breathing.
"Typically symptoms occur within 30 minutes of intercourse, but in rare cases it may be hours or even days later," Resnick explained.
One study from the University of Cincinnati of 1,073 women who sought information on semen allergy concerning their symptoms found 130 had the allergy. In some women, the reaction occurs only with one partner while others are allergic to all partners.
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
I just read about this in a related article from Discovery News. I am ROFL, but I guess it really can be a problem. Part of the cure, they say is MORE SEX more frequently. They said in one case, after treatment, a woman's husband was not able to perform as frequently as was needed and the allergy returned. Just Dang.
Yep, and today has been one hell of a week!!!
8^)
Thank God it's nearing quitting time. Oh sorry, you aren't on the east coast. :)
"Rare" being a relative term....
:-P
Case closed.
elsewhere in the news, night has been shown to be dark.
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