Sex Allergy: Woman’s Rhinitis and Sneezing Led to Rare Infertility Diagnosis

Vilnius – A young woman from Lithuania tried to get pregnant with her boyfriend for several years. However,according to doctors,her infertility was unusual and shocking allergy and several symptoms that doctors initially overlooked.

The 29-year-old patient has tried natural fertilization for four years. After even several attempts to artificial insemination have failed, doctors acted on widespread blood tests that showed the results that have been stopped by experienced doctors, informs New York Post.

The young woman suffers from asthma, an allergy to cat hair and dust. Therefore, she suspected that her allergies could be a contributing factor that affects her ability to conceive. However, skin tests have also shown a high sensitivity to the protein found in dog hair and urine and is also associated with the potential sensitivity to human sperm.

After sex she suffered with a clogged nose and sneezed

The woman explained the doctor that after unprotected sex with her partner frequently enough felt a clogged nose and sneezing.Using sperm samples, her partner has really confirmed that she has an allergy to her partnerS sperm. According to the Cleveland clinic, this is a rare response to protein.

This type 1 hypersensitivity is characterized as a fast and exaggerated immune response to the allergen, thereby racing sperm into the same category as peanuts. Women may experience burning, itching, redness, swelling to urticaria, shortness of breath, dizziness and even anaphylactic shock.

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Nor did antihistamines and anti -inflammatory drugs help

Treatment for future parents includes antihistamines and anti -inflammatory drugs. but even those did not help women, and after some time her allergic symptoms have spread to eye irritation and burning sensation in the vulva. Her case was described in detail last year in the magazine Frontiers in Medicine.The spectatic lung hyperpigmentation,the disease that the woman suffers from,was first documented in 1967 after a sharp allergic reaction to sex.

The authors of the latest study said that further research is needed to understand the relationship between SPH and pregnancy. They noted that it is indeed frequently enough tough to determine the underlying cause of non -fulfillment, and this case serves as a reminder that even seemingly unrelated allergic conditions can, in combination, contribute to reproductive health problems.