Sperm allergies are one of those rare medical conditions in women that can lead to a disastrous sex life. Most of the patients, when they consult a doctor as soon as they notice the symptoms, doctor wrongly diagnose sperm allergies for STIs. In most of the cases, apart from having a disastrous sex life, they tend to very bad health conditions as well.
Rare Medical Condition
The condition was first diagnosed in 1958 in Germany. At that time, the condition was becoming more are more common just because the doctors were able to detect the condition correctly. This medical condition is found in those women when they become sexually active for the first time. Sperm allergy can be present within you even from the start but was lying low for the time. After some years, due to some reasons, the allergy can become prominent and start causing problems. In some cases, for those who have problems like itching and burning sensations in their genitals, sperm allergy is evident from the start.
A way to detect if the allergy is caused due to sperm or because of any other infection is to use a condom during intercourse. If the symptoms of sperm allergy like itching, pain in genitals, swelling, burning sensation appears again then, it can be due to sperm allergy.
Testing for Allergy
Testing for sperm allergy can be done in many ways. One way is to undergo a gynaecologic test under an experienced gynaecologist. Another method will be intradermal testing. In intradermal testing, a small amount of semen will be inserted under the skin thus testing for the allergy for sure. There are other tests available too like desensitization test which is usually done under the supervision of immunologist and an allergist. In this test, the diluted semen is placed in the vagina initially. Every 20 minutes, semen with lesser dilution is injected inside the vagina. This way, the test is carried out until your vagina is able to handle undiluted semen.
Sperm allergy occurs due to a protein in the semen, so switching partners can never be a solution to this problem. Effects of sperm allergy are evident in all places where sperm comes in contact with the skin, if you are prone to the allergy.
In case, you are tensed about getting pregnant because you are using condoms to avoid sperm allergy, then artificial insemination is your answer. Here, specially treated sperm from your partner is inserted into the vagina after proper treatment.
