are allergies to semen caused only by a man's having in the past other sexual partners?
recently, my partner had allergies on her vagina and surrounding parts. her allergies last about 2-4 days then they are gone. she jokingly suspects that it is caused by my having other sexual partners in the past. how long is an incubation of a possible sexually transmitted disease? i personally suspect the allergy is caused by the different vitamins and medications i've been taking these past months, i.e. arginine tablets, multivitamins, vitamin c, maintenance drugs for high blood, organic supplements, etc. my partner has also not been eating meat for a long time thus allergiec to protein in my semen and she's also been taking different vitamins, organic and otherwise. she's also menopausal. perhaps a combination of these things? of course, we both are also almost always stressed from work......
thanks.
Hi Jun,
Your partner may be allergic to protein in your semen (or seminal fluid). Semen allergy has been described and studied at a few research centers in America.
Having intercourse with other partners is not related to increased risk of causing a reaction to semen. Your partner may be hypersensitive to protein unique to your semen, or protein common to seminal fluid in many males.
Reaction to a topical you have applied to your skin may also result in your partner having vaginal irritation or an allergic reaction. Dietary factors (food you consume) are less likely to be the cause.
If use of a condom resolves the problem, semen allergy is more likely the problem.
Incubation times of sexually transmitted diseases vary based on the infectious agent. The majority of such infections would not cause the immediate type of reaction that occurs in the setting of semen allergy.
Thank You For Your Question,
J. Thompson, MD
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